Objective.—Previous reports have demonstrated that physician counseling can improve
rates of breast-feeding initiation and duration but suggest that physicians are ill-prepared for …

In the United States, growing numbers of women of reproductive age are employed in the
workplace. As of January 2000, 62% of women older than age 16 years and 58% of women …

We conducted a prospective study of the associations between several biologic and surgical
breast factors and the onset of lactation in 319 healthy, motivated, primiparous women who …

Objective. Physician support for breast-feedings mothers has been shown to improve breast-
feeding rates, but no evaluation of the adequacy of physicians' breast-feeding-related …

There are ten chapters in this book, which deals with the physiology and the whole
environmental background of pregnancy. On the scientific side there is a recurrent irritant …

Curtailing the time for which a baby feeds at the first breast, in order to encourage intake
from the second breast, may maximise milk production by the mother. With escalation of this …

During a 15-month study period, 244 adolescent mothers under 18 years of age were
surveyed, of whom 53% elected to breast-feed. A subset of 60 primiparous breastfeeding …

A retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate the ability of breast-feeding using lateral
pedicle reduction mammaplasty. A standard questionnaire was sent to 72 patients who had …

One of the major concerns of parents, from the time of their infant's birth onwards, is how to
provide adequate nutrition and feed the child correctly. Those who have not previously …

Most obstetrical nurses subscribe to the" breast is best" theory. This project examined the
current knowledge base of a sample of nurses and their practices relating to breastfeeding …