Evidence-based interventions to support breastfeeding

L Feldman-Winter - Pediatric Clinics, 2013 - pediatric.theclinics.com
Breastfeeding is arguably one of the most important decisions a mother can make after
making the decision to have children. The decision to breastfeed, as opposed to formula …

Access to workplace accommodations to support breastfeeding after passage of the Affordable Care Act

KB Kozhimannil, J Jou, DK Gjerdingen… - Women's Health …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives This study examines access to workplace accommodations for breastfeeding, as
mandated by the Affordable Care Act, and its associations with breastfeeding initiation and …

“I'm happy to be able to help:” why women donate milk to a peer via Internet-based milk sharing networks

KD Gribble - Breastfeeding Medicine, 2014 - liebertpub.com
The process by which women came to donate milk via online milk sharing networks was
explored via a questionnaire administered to 97 peer milk donors. Seventy-one respondents …

Socio-economic status and maternal BMI are associated with duration of breast-feeding of Norwegian infants

VK Bjørset, C Helle, ER Hillesund… - Public health nutrition, 2018 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo explore whether there is an association between socio-economic status and
maternal BMI and duration of any breast-feeding/exclusive breast-feeding among …

The impact of prenatal employment on breastfeeding intentions and breastfeeding status at 1 week postpartum

L Attanasio, KB Kozhimannil… - Journal of Human …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Postpartum employment is associated with non-initiation and early cessation of
breastfeeding, but less is known about the relationship between prenatal employment and …

Time trends in printed news coverage of female subjects, 1880–2008

E Shor, A van de Rijt, C Ward, A Blank-Gomel… - Journalism …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Former studies have suggested that female subjects are substantially underrepresented in
most media. However, no study has systematically investigated historical trends in women's …

Rethinking lactation space: Working mothers, working bodies, and the politics of inclusion

J Porter, R Oliver - Space and Culture, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The 2001 dedication of the Lactation Support Program at Virginia Tech launched an
initiative meant to support the needs of breastfeeding employees and the progressive image …

The economic costs of breastfeeding for women

MC Noonan, PLF Rippeyoung - Breastfeeding Medicine, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Breastfeeding advocates often make the case for breastfeeding by arguing that
breastfeeding brings innumerable benefits to the health and well-being of infants, mothers …

Pediatricians advocating breastfeeding: let's start with supporting our fellow pediatricians first

MH Pesch, S Tomlinson, K Singer… - The Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 - jpeds.com
6 of breastfeeding mothers, particularly those of physician mothers, in our system. The
committee then created a policy to support lactating individuals as well as a handout to help …

Pink and blue pixel $: Gender and economic disparity in two massive online games

V Lehdonvirta, RA Ratan, TLM Kennedy… - The Information …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Information and communication technologies are blurring the boundaries between work and
play. We present the first empirical investigation of gender gaps in virtual game economies …