Racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding

KM Jones, ML Power, JT Queenan… - Breastfeeding …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
This article's aim is to review the literature on racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding
rates and practices, address barriers to breastfeeding among minority women, conduct a …

Long-term breastfeeding support: failing mothers in need

C Cross-Barnet, M Augustyn, S Gross, A Resnik… - Maternal and child …, 2012 - Springer
This qualitative study analyzes mothers' reports of breastfeeding care experiences from
pregnancy through infancy. Most research on medical support for breastfeeding examines a …

Breastfeeding among women with physical disabilities in the United States

RM Powell, M Mitra, SC Smeltzer… - Journal of Human …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The benefits of breastfeeding are well established, and breastfeeding is now
widely practiced in the United States. Although increasing numbers of women with physical …

Breast milk and labour support: lactation consultants' and doulas' strategies for navigating the medical context of maternity care

JMC Torres - Sociology of health & illness, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a comparison of two occupational groups working in maternity care:
International Board Certified Lactation Consultants, who assist women with breastfeeding …

The obstetrician as the lynchpin to successful breastfeeding

RA Lawrence - Breastfeeding Medicine, 2011 - go.gale.com
BREASTFEEDING MEDICINE has been honored with the opportunity to publish the
Executive Summary (1) of the Surgeon General's Call to Action. This report was released on …

Prenatal Care and Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Retrospective Chart Review

O Coneys, L Shumila, M Azad, N Nickel - 2017 - mspace.lib.umanitoba.ca
Background: The nutritional and non-nutritional benefits of breastfeeding to both infant and
maternal health are well established. International guidelines recommend that healthy …

Are Maternal Child Health Outcomes Affected by Adequacy of Prenatal Care in Montgomery County, OH?

A Rouse - 2012 - corescholar.libraries.wright.edu
Background: Prenatal Care has been recommended by the World Health Organization for all
pregnant women in order to improve health outcomes of the mother and the child. However …