“Breastfeeding saves lives” and “Breast is best!” are well-known slogans for physicians and
women. Putting the newborn to the breast to nurse is now considered “normative” in the …

Objective To identify the variables associated with breastfeeding duration. Data Sources The
health science reference databases of CINAHL, PubMed, and the Cochrane Database of …

Background. Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes permanent disabilities in
more than 5500 children each year in the United States. The likelihood of congenital …

This book explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and wellbeing of nations
and in particular looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed …

OBJECTIVES. Previous research has shown substantial racial/ethnic and socioeconomic
disparities in US breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. However, the role of immigrant …

Exposure to obesogenic environments in the US may foster development of overweight in
immigrants with greater acculturation. Few studies document mechanisms of the …

Recent reports indicate that breastfeeding rates continue to be dramatically lower among
WIC participants, compared with other US mothers. The WIC Infant Feeding Practices Study …

This study examined the prevalence and determinants of spanking of children at 3 years of
age and the associations between spanking and externalizing behaviour and receptive …

There has been much scrutiny recently of the choice to breast-feed rather than formula-feed
an infant, yet key identification issues remain to be resolved. This study uses the Early …

Summary The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that women breastfeed
because of improved health outcomes for mothers and children. Because maternal …