In-hospital Breastfeeding and Intention to Return to Work Influence Mothers Breastfeeding Intentions
Conclusion:
Exclusive breastfeeding in the hospital within the first 48 hours postpartum and intention to return to work influence how long a mother intends to breastfeed. Attention to these areas can be provided immediately postpartum to support exclusive breastfeeding and provide informational support on continuing to breastfeed/express milk upon return to work if the mother intends to return to work. (Source: Journal of Human Lactation)
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - October 9, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Thomas-Jackson, S. C., Bentley, G. E., Keyton, K., Reifman, A., Boylan, M., Hart, S. L. Tags: Web Only Papers Source Type: research
Determination of Acidity in Donor Milk: Comparison of Results Obtained by 2 Different Analytical Methods
Conclusion:
Donor milk with a pH over 6.57 may be accepted for subsequent processing in the milk bank. Moreover, the pH measurement seems to be more useful due to certain advantages over the Dornic method, such as objectivity, accuracy, standardization, the lack of chemical reagents required, and the fact that it does not destroy the milk sample. (Source: Journal of Human Lactation)
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - October 9, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Escuder-Vieco, D., Vazquez-Roman, S., Sanchez-Pallas, J., Ureta-Velasco, N., Mosqueda-Pena, R., Pallas-Alonso, C. R. Tags: Web Only Papers Source Type: research
Membership Application
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Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Membership Application Source Type: research
Association News from the ILCA Board of Directors
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Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Association News Source Type: research
Comment on the Article "When Breast Milk Alone Is Not Enough: Barriers to Breastfeeding Continuation among Overweight and Obese Mothers"
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Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Kaymaz, N., Yıldırım, S. Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
A Multifaceted Approach to Revitalizing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in Croatia
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched in Croatia in 1993. By 1998, 15 of 34 maternity facilities were designated "Baby-Friendly." Introduction of hospital bags, violating the International Code of the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, led to a standstill in the BFHI. The aim of this article is to describe the successful reintroduction of the BFHI in Croatia between 2007 and 2015. After hospital bags were abolished in 2007, UNICEF Croatia undertook an assessment of BFHI implementation. All maternity facilities were invited by UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to join the renewed BFHI. UNICEF materials...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Grguric, J., Zakarija-Grkovic, I., Pavicic Bosnjak, A., Stanojevic, M. Tags: Insights in Policy Source Type: research
Moving National Breastfeeding Policies into Practice: A Plea to Integrate Lactation Education and Training into Nutrition and Dietetics Programs in the United States
In 2011, the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding called on all health professional organizations, medical schools, and credentialing boards to establish and incorporate minimum lactation education and training requirements into their credentialing, licensing, and certification processes and to include breastfeeding education in undergraduate and graduate education and training programs. Given the commonalities between the fields of nutrition and breastfeeding, it has been proposed that nutrition professionals are an underutilized resource in the field of lactation management. Considering the lac...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Theurich, M. A., McCool, M. E. Tags: Insights in Policy Source Type: research
Lactating Adenoma of the Breast
Lactating adenoma is an uncommon breast palpable lesion occurring in pregnancy or lactation. Although it is a benign condition, it often requires core biopsy or even surgery to exclude malignancy. As with other solid lesions in pregnancy and lactation, lactating adenoma needs an accurate evaluation in order to ensure its benign nature. Work-up must include both imaging and histologic findings. Ultrasound evaluation remains the first step in assessing the features of the lesion. Some authors consider magnetic resonance imaging as a useful tool in cases of inconclusive evaluation after ultrasound and histologic exam in an at...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Barco Nebreda, I., Vidal, M., Fraile, M., Canales, L., Gonzalez, C., Gimenez, N., Garcia-Fernandez, A. Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research
Beliefs about Supporting Mothers to Exclusively Breastfeed for 6 Months: An Elicitation Study of Health Professionals Working in Maternal-Child Health Clinics in Nairobi, Kenya
Conclusions:
Overall, health professionals perceived positive consequences toward supporting exclusive breastfeeding continuation and identified a number of approving referents. However, they reported challenging circumstances in the work environment, which managers need to address to help health professionals provide the support needed by Kenyan mothers to continue exclusive breastfeeding. (Source: Journal of Human Lactation)
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Nyawade, S. A., Middlestadt, S. E., Peng, C.-Y. J. Tags: Student Research Source Type: research
Breastfeeding in Obese versus Normal-Weight German Mothers of Various Socioeconomic Status
Conclusion:
Our findings demonstrate that even at the earliest stages, breastfeeding behavior of obese mothers differs from that of normal-weight mothers. (Source: Journal of Human Lactation)
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Grube, M., Keitel-Korndörfer, A., Bergmann, S., Wendt, V., von Klitzing, K., Petroff, D. Tags: Original Research: Brief Reports Source Type: research
Breast Milk and Hair Testing to Detect Illegal Drugs, Nicotine, and Caffeine in Donors to a Human Milk Bank
Conclusion:
Donors do not use illegal drugs during either the donation period or the months leading up to it. They are occasionally exposed to tobacco smoke and almost all of them consume caffeine. (Source: Journal of Human Lactation)
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Escuder-Vieco, D., Garcia-Algar, O., Joya, X., Marchei, E., Pichini, S., Pacifici, R., Pallas-Alonso, C. R. Tags: Original Research: Brief Reports Source Type: research
The Effectiveness of Lactation Consultants and Lactation Counselors on Breastfeeding Outcomes
The objective of this review was to assess if lactation education or support programs using lactation consultants or lactation counselors would improve rates of initiation and duration of any breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding compared with usual practice. A systematic literature review of the evidence was conducted using electronic databases. The review was limited to randomized trials and yielded 16 studies with 5084 participants. It was found that breastfeeding interventions using lactation consultants and counselors increase the number of women initiating breastfeeding (odds ratio [OR] for any initiation vs not ...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Patel, S., Patel, S. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Breastfeeding among Mothers on Opioid Maintenance Treatment: A Literature Review
Although there is an abundance of interventional studies to increase breastfeeding rates, little is known about how to support and promote breastfeeding among mothers on opioid maintenance treatment (OMT). The studies on maternal OMT mainly focus on medication excreted in breast milk and breastfeeding benefits for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). We aim to review interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes among mothers on OMT to make recommendations for practice and future research. We searched CINAHL, PubMed, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for articles, preferably experiment...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Tsai, L. C., Doan, T. J. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Labor Epidural Analgesia and Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review
Despite widespread use of epidural analgesia during labor, no consensus has been reached among obstetric and anesthesia providers regarding its effects on breastfeeding. The purpose of this review was to examine the relationship between labor epidural analgesia and breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period. PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched for articles published in 1990 or thereafter, using the search term breastfeeding combined with epidural, labor epidural analgesia, labor analgesia, or epidural analgesia. Of 117 articles, 23 described empirical s...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: French, C. A., Cong, X., Chung, K. S. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Breastfeeding Duration and Authoritative Feeding Practices in First-Time Mothers
Conclusion:
These data demonstrate an association between longer breastfeeding duration and authoritative feeding practices characterized by responsiveness and structure, which may partly account for the apparent protective effect of breastfeeding on childhood obesity. (Source: Journal of Human Lactation)
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - July 6, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Jansen, E., Mallan, K. M., Byrne, R., Daniels, L. A., Nicholson, J. M. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
