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Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use
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Dietetic Association Position Statement: Breaking the barriers to
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Family Physicians Position Paper on Breastfeeding American College of Nurse-Midwives: Breastfeeding Position Statement National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP). Position Statement on Breastfeeding (March 2001) Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). Breastfeeding support: prenatal care through the first year. Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Washington (DC): Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN); January 2000. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Breastfeeding: Maternal and Infant Aspects. ACOG educational bulletin Number 258, July 2000. United
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Address of Pope John Paul II on Breastfeeding. Given on Friday, May 12, 1995 to the the participants in a study session on breast-feeding, science and society organized by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and The Royal Society [of Great Britain]. United States National Policies related to Breastfeeding
Extended Breastfeeding Fact Sheet (this website) Breastfeeding is not just for little babies! A list of benefits for toddlers & young children, with extensive references to studies that have been done. León-Cava, Natalia. Quantifying the Benefits of Breastfeeding: A Summary of the Evidence. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization © 2002. This publication provides scientific and epidemiological evidence in support of the WHO and UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding.
The Benefits of Breastfeeding, by Pamela K. Wiggins, IBCLC. A great list of benefits, with references. Breast is Best Fact Sheet, compiled by Dia Michels, co-author of "Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding." In list form, with benefits to the child, the mother and the community. Outcomes of breastfeeding versus formula feeding, compiled by Jon Ahrendsen MD FAAFP, updated June 2001 by Ginna Wall, MN, IBCLC. Includes advantages to infant, mother, and society, with references to the studies that have been done that demonstrate these effects. Breast or Bottle? compiled by Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC. A side-by-side comparison of breastfeeding and bottle-feeding. Breastfeeding: It's So Easy. You hear a lot about how breastfeeding is so good for your baby...and it sure is. But in the stressful days of early motherhood, maybe you'd like to know about something that's easy for you. The good news is that breastfeeding is just as easy for Mom as it is healthy for baby! What a divine design! Why Breast Is Best by Dr. William and Martha Sears, RN, IBCLC Breastfeeding: Good For Babies, Mothers, And The Planet by Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC and Anne Montgomery, MD Ten things expectant parents need to know about breastfeeding from ProMoM.org Why is breastfeeding important? by Rachael Hamlet, from ProMoM.org. A discussion of the reasons, followed by a large list of medical journal references on the hazards of not breastfeeding. The Official Page of Breastfeeding Propaganda, propagated by Liz Grapentine. "When Western culture thinks about breastfeeding, it tends to think of it solely in terms of nutritional nourishment of a baby. As an official practitioner of Breastfeeding Propagandism, I know breastfeeding is that, and yet so much more! Read on to catch the musings of a Breastfeeding Propagandist, a Lactating Lunatic, and a Breastfeeding Zealot." Kate Hallberg's Advantages of Formula page. (Not!) "I decided to assemble a web site to list the reasons I've heard and read to suggest that formula feeding is superior to breastfeeding. I will also refute those arguments where I can." A great page. A Well-Kept Secret: Breastfeeding's Benefits to Mothers by Alicia Dermer, MD, IBCLC Suckling and Silence in the USA: The Costs and Benefits of Breastfeeding by Judith Galtry. Slightly revised version of: Galtry J. Suckling and Silence in the USA: The Costs and Benefits of Breastfeeding. Feminist Economics 1997; 3(3):1-24.
How Breast Milk Protects Newborns by Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC. An article from Scientific American on the infection-fighting properties of breast milk. Hamosh M. Breastfeeding: Unraveling the Mysteries of Mother's Milk. Medscape Women's Health eJournal 1996;1(5). "Even when a mother's own supply of nutrients and energy is limited, she still is able to produce breast milk of sufficient quantity and quality to support the growth and health of her infant." This journal article explores the complex features of human breastmilk. [you need to sign in to Medscape to read this; registration is free] Breastfeeding: New Discoveries by George Wootan, MD. "Although medical literature is full of reports of studies concerning breast milk and breastfeeding, very little of the information is actually available to the general reading public. In this article, I will share some of the scientific findings concerning breastfeeding and the mother-child relationship during this special time." Breast-Feeding Best Bet for Babies by Rebecca D. Williams. An article from the US Food & Drug Administration Consumer magazine. This is an old article from October 1995 and contains some outdated information, but I often see it recommended. Check with other, up-to-date sources before using this info.
Diabetes | Economic | Intelligence | Illness | SIDS | Bones | Obesity | Cancer | Vaccinations | Psychological | Environmental | Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risks of Artificial Feeding. This page lists a huge number of studies, done mostly in affluent societies, whose findings indicated that formula-feeding is more risky than breastfeeding. The Benefits of Extended Breastfeeding (this website) Breastfeeding is not just for little babies! A list of benefits for toddlers & young children, with extensive references to studies that have been done. Chen A, Rogan WJ. Breastfeeding and the risk of postneonatal death in the United States. Pediatrics. 2004 May;113(5):e435-9. DiabetesDoes Breastfeeding Reduce the Risk of Diabetes? by Yvonne E. Vaucher, MD, MPH Cost benefits of breastfeeding
@ Mortensen EL, Michaelsen KF, Sanders SA, Reinisch JM. The Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Adult Intelligence. JAMA. 2002;287:2365-2371. "Independent of a wide range of possible confounding factors, a significant positive association between duration of breastfeeding and intelligence was observed in 2 independent samples of young adults, assessed with 2 different intelligence tests." N K Angelsen, T Vik, G Jacobsen, and L S Bakketeig. Breast feeding and cognitive development at age 1 and 5 years (abstract). Arch. Dis. Child. 2001; 85: 183-188. "Breast milk makes kids brighter, study suggests" - a news article from CNN. This is about the study that was done in New Zealand, based on a review of more than 1,000 children born in New Zealand in 1977 and followed through age 18. Breastfeeding and Later Cognitive and Academic Outcomes- the actual journal article referenced above (PEDIATRICS Vol. 101 No. 1 January 1998, p. e9). Pregnancy and Nursing May Make Women Smarter. Hormones released during pregnancy and nursing enrich parts of the mother's brain involved in learning and memory, a study of animals suggests. see also the intelligence studies listed in the Extended BF Fact Sheet Exclusive Breastfeeding Protects Against Inner Ear Infections. (PEDIATRICS Vol. 100 No. 4 October 1997, p. e7) by Linda C. Duffy et al. Another journal article. New Study Shows That Breastfeeding May Lower Risk of Respiratory
Illnesses: Human Milk Feedings and Infection Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants. (PEDIATRICS Vol. 102 No. 3 September 1998, p. e38) by Mary Ann Hylander et al. The incidence of any infection and sepsis/meningitis are significantly reduced in human milk-fed VLBW infants compared with exclusively formula-fed VLBW infants. Breast milk better for premature infants. News archives from 9/8/98. Breastfeeding May Protect Against SIDS. A recent study (see below) shows that babies who were breastfed by their mothers for more than eight weeks were less likely to die from sudden infant death syndrome. After eliminating other factors know to affect SIDS risk, such as sleeping position, income, maternal smoking, and the baby's age, researchers found babies who were breastfed for less than eight weeks were between three and five times more likely to die from SIDS than babies who were breastfed for four or more months. But the study authors point out that the protective effect of breastfeeding is minor in comparison to the well-proven reduction in SIDS risk provided by putting babies to sleep on their backs. Alm B, et al. Breast feeding and the sudden infant death syndrome in Scandinavia, 1992–95. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2002;86:400-402. Osteoporosis: Reduced risk with nursing? by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC. Studies have shown that breastfeeding mothers do not need extra calcium. In addition, breastfeeding does not negatively impact bone mineral density, and seems in fact to decrease her chance of developing osteoporosis. Breastfeeding "Remodels" Mom's Bones New mothers who choose to breastfeed not only help their babies, they could also be building healthier bones for themselves, according to a two-year CNRC study. Breastfeeding May Protect Bone Density in Teens See Calcium for more information and references. Toschke AM, et al. Overweight and obesity in 6- to 14-year-old Czech children in 1991: protective effect of breast-feeding. J Pediatr 2002 Dec;141(6):764-9. Breastfeeding May Cut Obesity In Childhood This is a news report about the research reported below. Hediger ML, Overpeck MD, Kuczmarski RJ, Ruan WJ. Association Between Infant Breastfeeding and Overweight in Young Children. JAMA 2001;285:2453-2460. Gillman MW, et al. Risk of overweight among adolescents who were breastfed as infants. JAMA 2001 May 16;285(19):2461-7. Koletzko B, von Kries R. Are there long term protective effects of breast feeding against later obesity? Nutr Health 2001;15(3-4):225-36. von Kries R, Koletzko B, Sauerwald T, von Mutius E. Does breast-feeding protect against childhood obesity? Adv Exp Med Biol 2000;478:29-39. von Kries R, et al. Breast feeding and obesity: cross sectional study. BMJ 1999 Jul 17;319(7203):147-50. Dewey KG, Heinig MJ, Nommsen LA, Peerson JM, Lonnerdal B. Growth of breast-fed and formula-fed infants from 0 to 18 months: the DARLING Study. Pediatrics 1992 89(6): 1035-1041. Breastfeeding may protect against some forms of childhood leukemia. The new study, by researchers at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center (published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute), found that the longer babies were breast-fed, the more they were protected. For babies breast-fed for at least one month, the leukemia risk was reduced by 21 percent, while the risk was reduced by up to 30 percent for infants breast-fed for six months or longer, the study found. [Xiao Ou Shu, Martha S. Linet, Michael Steinbuch, et. al. Breast-Feeding and Risk of Childhood Acute Leukemia. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999; 91: 1765-1772.] How Breastfeeding Protects Mothers from Breast Cancer from Breastfeeding Promotion Network of India (BPNI) /IBFAN South Asia Babies Handle Shots Better While Breastfeeding "Researchers from McGill University's Montreal Children's
Hospital Research Institute in Quebec, discovered a link between
breast-fed infants and higher pain tolerance than in their bottle-fed
counterparts. The study indicated that the breast milk nutrients,
taste, and the infant's contact behavior associated with breastfeeding
moderates the pain caused by a vaccination injection as long as
it is given when the infant is suckling. The researchers studied
the babies' facial expressions during injections to discover the
tolerance differences between receiving the shot before or after
and during breastfeeding. The findings were presented Monday at
the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academics Society in Baltimore." Breast-Feeding Mothers Less Likely to Abuse Kids. "The longer the mother breast-fed her infant, the less likely her risk of being reported for subsequent abuse," Dr. Lane Strathearn of the Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital in Houston told Reuters Health. Strathearn added that breast-feeding also appeared to be related to the severity of abuse inflicted on children. The shorter the period of time women spent breast-feeding, the more likely their children were to suffer the most severe forms of neglect and physical abuse. The researcher bases his conclusions on surveys of 7,695 mothers about how long they breast-fed their infants. Time periods ranged from not at all to longer than 6 months. Data were then collected over 14 years to see if the children became the subject of any reports of abuse. These research findings were presented Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at the 14th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect in Denver, Colorado (see the link for more details). Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Separation: Independent Predictors of Child Abuse and Neglect. Presented by Lane Strathearn, MBBS, FRACP at the November 2003 AAP Section on Breastfeeding Educational Program Nursing Can Lower Rates of Infant Abandonment. Encouraging new mothers to breastfeed and allowing them to keep their babies in their hospital room after birth may help to lower rates of infant abandonment, Russian researchers suggest. [Lvoff NM, Lvoff V, Klaus MH. Effect of the baby-friendly initiative on infant abandonment in a Russian hospital.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000 May;154(5):474-7.] Can Breastfeeding Lessen Impact of Postpartum Depression? by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC. Reduction of Child Abuse With Breastfeeding? by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC Benefits of Breastfeeding - IQ and Self-Esteem. by Debbi Donovan, IBCLC Research shows that breastfeeding reduces a mother's stress. From The Dr. Dean Edell Show. Mother Nature Loves Breastmilk, by Dia L. Michels. An article on the benefits of breastfeeding to our environment. Did you know that breastmilk is "green"? Prevention-The Key to Treating OSA/SDB- Part II by Brian G. Palmer, DDS, from Sleep Review, May/June 2003 Breastfeeding: Reducing the Risk for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Brian Palmer, DDS, from Breastfeeding Abstracts, February 1999, Volume 18, Number 3, pp. 19-20.
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