Objective: To review the literature on breastfeeding initiation and duration and to delineate
effective strategies for promoting positive breastfeeding behaviors. Data Sources …

ContextCurrent evidence that breastfeeding is beneficial for infant and child health is based
exclusively on observational studies. Potential sources of bias in such studies have led to …

Objective. Breastfeeding rates fall short of goals set in Healthy People 2010 and other
national recommendations. The current, national breastfeeding continuation rate of 29% at 6 …

OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to test the hypothesis that breastfeeding is associated with
enhanced infant-mother attachment and its antecedent maternal sensitivity. METHODS …

Objective. To update reported rates of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding through
2001 and to compare rates in 2001 to those from 1996. Methods. The Ross Laboratories …

Background: Expectations for infant sleep development and for the appropriate degree of
parental proximity for infant sleep are culturally weighted and historically shifting aspects of …

Despite well-documented health benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies, most
women discontinue breastfeeding before the recommended 12 months to 2 years. The …

Objective. To determine the prevalence and correlates of the early discontinuation of
breastfeeding by mothers eligible for the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of certain factors on the duration of
exclusive breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life. In 597 mothers, 26 variables were …

Maternity changes a woman's body and can have an effect on fetal oral health. Prenatal
counseling can improve oral health of both mother and child. Maternal diet, self-care, and …