Background Breastfeeding rates are typically low for women with a substance‐use disorder.
This is despite the specific benefits of breastfeeding to alleviate the severity of neonatal …

Background: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) revised the 2015 version of the
substance use disorder (SUD) clinical protocol to review the evidence and provide updated …

Barriers to breastfeeding in women with substance use disorders (SUDs) often exist.
Neonatal abstinence syndrome–related feeding difficulties, maternal SUD-related …

Objective International guidelines recommend the promotion and, protection of
breastfeeding for the substance exposed mother and baby. Yet few studies have explored …

Objective: To determine whether teaching comforting and interacting techniques within 24
hours of delivery to substance‐abusing mothers will improve mother‐infant interactions 48 …

Breastfeeding counseling is an essential public health tool in postpartum maternal and
infant health. In this study, we aimed to explore the relationship between the frequency of …

Pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders have very unique needs and
can present challenges to healthcare providers who are not familiar with how to evaluate …

Objective. We examined breastfeeding behaviors, periods of vulnerability for breastfeeding
cessation, reasons for breastfeeding cessation, and the association between predelivery …

This qualitative study analyzes mothers' reports of breastfeeding care experiences from
pregnancy through infancy. Most research on medical support for breastfeeding examines a …

Breastfeeding is associated with a risk reduction for several acute and chronic diseases in
women and their infants. Health benefits of breastfeeding are especially important for small …