breastfeeding-rates - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/tag/breastfeeding-rates/ Breastfeeding and Parenting Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:44:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://kellymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/kellymom_badge128-65x65.jpg breastfeeding-rates - KellyMom.com https://kellymom.com/tag/breastfeeding-rates/ 32 32 Maternity Leave and Breastfeeding Rates https://kellymom.com/blog-post/maternity-leave-bf-rates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maternity-leave-bf-rates https://kellymom.com/blog-post/maternity-leave-bf-rates/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 03:13:29 +0000 http://kellymom.com/?p=9355 Here's another interesting infographic that looks at both maternity leave and breastfeeding rates in some developed countries. There are a number of studies that show a positive correlation between length of maternity leave and breastfeeding rates, but it is hard to see major trends in this particular graphic. There are many variables that influence breastfeeding rates from country to country, and maternity leave is only one of them.

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/maternity-leave-bf-rates/feed/ 9 Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt https://kellymom.com/blog-post/motherhood-and-the-13-billion-guilt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=motherhood-and-the-13-billion-guilt https://kellymom.com/blog-post/motherhood-and-the-13-billion-guilt/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:42:30 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=470 From Melissa Bartick… Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt Since this month’s publication of my paper “The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States” in Pediatrics with Arnold Reinhold, I’m often asked by reporters what the US can do better to improve our breastfeeding rates. I’ve also gotten quite a few comments asking if […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/motherhood-and-the-13-billion-guilt/feed/ 1 NYC Targets Black Women for Breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nyc-targets-black-women-for-breastfeeding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nyc-targets-black-women-for-breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nyc-targets-black-women-for-breastfeeding/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:48:27 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=461 NYC Targets Black Women for Breastfeeding Public hospitals in New York City are marketing breastfeeding directly to their patients, a third of whom are African American. The plan is part of a goal to obtain official “Baby Friendly” designations for 11 hospitals.

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/nyc-targets-black-women-for-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 Breastfeeding makes us stupid https://kellymom.com/blog-post/breastfeeding-makes-us-stupid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breastfeeding-makes-us-stupid https://kellymom.com/blog-post/breastfeeding-makes-us-stupid/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:33:34 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=449 A great commentary… Breastfeeding makes us stupid How’s that for a title? I do not mean, of course, that breastfeeding makes babies stupid; breastfeeding is important for growing brains. What I mean is that talking about breastfeeding seems to make the grownups stupid. and another in the same vein… It’s not about picking on moms, […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/breastfeeding-makes-us-stupid/feed/ 0 What about the maternal health impact of suboptimal breastfeeding? https://kellymom.com/blog-post/what-about-the-maternal-health-impact-of-suboptimal-breastfeeding/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-about-the-maternal-health-impact-of-suboptimal-breastfeeding https://kellymom.com/blog-post/what-about-the-maternal-health-impact-of-suboptimal-breastfeeding/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:36:00 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=416 An analysis that is missing half the equation I was pleased to see Melissa Bartick’s effort to appraise US policy-makers of the economic costs of suboptimal breastfeeding. However, any analysis that is missing the effects of lactation on maternal health will grossly underestimate the true costs to the US of suboptimal breastfeeding.

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/what-about-the-maternal-health-impact-of-suboptimal-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 From AOL News: Pediatricians Need to Get With the Breastfeeding Program https://kellymom.com/blog-post/from-aol-news-pediatricians-need-to-get-with-the-breastfeeding-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-aol-news-pediatricians-need-to-get-with-the-breastfeeding-program https://kellymom.com/blog-post/from-aol-news-pediatricians-need-to-get-with-the-breastfeeding-program/#respond Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:49:13 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=366 Opinion: Pediatricians Need to Get With the Breastfeeding Program Given my own experience, I naturally assumed that every pediatrician was trained to help babies and mothers succeed at nursing — guiding them through the difficulties and answering questions. But many aren’t, and as we learned this week, the cost in health and dollars is significant.

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/from-aol-news-pediatricians-need-to-get-with-the-breastfeeding-program/feed/ 0 Startling results? Breastfeeding saves lives, health costs https://kellymom.com/blog-post/startling-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=startling-results https://kellymom.com/blog-post/startling-results/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:13:01 +0000 http://kellymom.com/blog/?p=326 Study says babies’ lives, health costs saved if 90 per cent of US women breast-fed for 6 months The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 per cent of U.S. women breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. […]

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/startling-results/feed/ 0 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration https://kellymom.com/blog-post/racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-breastfeeding-initiation-and-duration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-breastfeeding-initiation-and-duration https://kellymom.com/blog-post/racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-breastfeeding-initiation-and-duration/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:22:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-breastfeeding-initiation-and-duration Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration, by State www.cdc.gov The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding to age 6 months and continued breastfeeding for at least the first year of life. The Healthy People 2010 targets for initiating breastfeeding, breastfeeding to age 6 months, and breastfeeding to age 12 month…

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/racial-and-ethnic-differences-in-breastfeeding-initiation-and-duration/feed/ 0 Do attitudes about formula explain breastfeeding disparity? https://kellymom.com/blog-post/do-attitudes-about-formula-explain-breastfeeding-disparity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-attitudes-about-formula-explain-breastfeeding-disparity https://kellymom.com/blog-post/do-attitudes-about-formula-explain-breastfeeding-disparity/#respond Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:58:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/do-attitudes-about-formula-explain-breastfeeding-disparity Do attitudes about formula explain breastfeeding disparity? http://blacktating.blogspot.com/ A new research study conducted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has found that black mothers’ attitudes about formula may explain disparate breastfeeding rates. According to the study, moms of all races (Black, White, Hispanic and Asian) are equally comfortable with the idea of breastfeeding…

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]]> https://kellymom.com/blog-post/do-attitudes-about-formula-explain-breastfeeding-disparity/feed/ 0 Canadian breastfeeding report https://kellymom.com/blog-post/canadian-breastfeeding-report/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canadian-breastfeeding-report https://kellymom.com/blog-post/canadian-breastfeeding-report/#respond Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:31:00 +0000 http://kellymomblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/canadian-breastfeeding-report Toronto Public Health – Breastfeeding www.toronto.ca Toronto Public Health (TPH) has released a report showing that Toronto birthing hospitals need to do more to support women to breastfeed, and in particular, to breastfeed exclusively up to six months after giving birth. A couple of stories about the report: New study on impact of free formula […]

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