Importance Large racial/ethnic disparities in breastfeeding are associated with adverse
health outcomes. Objectives To examine breastfeeding trends by race/ethnicity from 2009 to …

BACKGROUND: Race is a predictor of breastfeeding rates in the United States, and rates
are lowest among African American infants. Few studies have assessed changes in …

Importance Human milk confers important health benefits to very low-birth-weight (VLBW)
infants (≤ 1500 g). The extent to which the use of human milk has changed over time and …

Background Despite high initiation rates for mother's own milk (MOM) provision, MOM
feeding at discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) drops precipitously and …

Objective. The purpose of our study was to identify attitudes towards donor breast milk in our
population and identify barriers to its acceptance. Methods. The study sample was …

Background: Responsive feeding promotes optimal feeding patterns and growth trajectories.
Breastfeeding is thought to facilitate responsive feeding, but research to date has been …

Objective To assess trends and disparities in breastfeeding by maternal characteristics (race
and ethnicity, age at delivery, obesity, parity, and level of education) and the relative …

Introduction The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding are evidence‐based practices used
to improve breastfeeding outcomes, and most are to be implemented shortly after birth …

Objectives This study examines the associations between specific maternity care practices
and breastfeeding duration for Spanish-speaking Hispanic, English-speaking Hispanic, non …

Breastfeeding confers substantial health benefits to women and infants. While disparities in
breastfeeding persist in the United States, the extent of these disparities at the local level is …