Objectives: To explore infant-feeding intentions and behavior of physician mothers as well
as their breastfeeding enablers and obstacles. Study Design: A cross-sectional online …

Background Increasing breastfeeding duration may help physician mothers better counsel
their patients. To improve the breastfeeding duration of physician mothers, the factors that …

Background: Despite excellent breastfeeding initiation rates, physician mothers as a group
are at risk of premature breastfeeding cessation. The main obstacles and reasons for …

Breastfeeding rates have been improving in the United States. However, current rates,
especially those of exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration, are still below the …

Background: It is known that physician mothers' breastfeeding behavior impacts their
anticipatory guidance to their patients, which in turn influences patients' breastfeeding …

Background: Personal breastfeeding behavior of physician mothers is associated with their
clinical breastfeeding advocacy, which in turn impacts patients' breastfeeding behavior …

Background: Breast milk is considered the normative nutrition for human infants, and
exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life is recommended by several national and …

Background: During medical school and residency training, physicians are taught that
breastfeeding is the preferred feeding for all infants, with rare exceptions. But evidence is …

Objective To explore the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of exclusive breastfeeding
among professional caregivers in a suburban community hospital who typically provide, or …

Poster Presentation Objective To examine the effects of mothers' intentions to breastfeed
and hospital practices on breastfeeding rates at 6 months. Design Predictive, longitudinal …