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Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: An Evidence Review PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leslie Myers   
Wednesday, 05 November 2008

Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.  Mei Chung, Gowri Raman, Thomas Trikalinos, Joseph Lau, and Stanley Ip.  Ann Intern Med 2008;149 565-582 http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/149/8/565?etoc 

 

Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leslie Myers   
Wednesday, 05 November 2008

Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.  Ann Intern Med 2008;149 560-564 http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/149/8/560?etoc 

Infant Feedings Practices II PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leslie Myers   
Friday, 10 October 2008
October 2008: Newly released supplement with findings from the Infant Feedings Practices Survey II
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Multivariate Analysis of State Variation of BF Rates in US PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leslie Myers   
Friday, 26 September 2008

BFRatesStateAnalysis.pdf

The article looks at, among other variables, the impact of state legislation on breastfeeding rates. Unfortunately, the data they used was through July 2004, so SC falls into one of the "no legislation supporting breastfeeding" categories. For example, ..."in states in which multiple pieces of legislation had been passed supporting breastfeeding, more than 76% of the children were reported to have ever been breastfed compared with only 63.7% of children living in states in which no breastfeeding promotion legislation had been enacted...; similar disparities were evident for children breastfed for at least 6 months (42.4% vs 32.1%)"...

Breastfeeding-Related Maternity Care Practices PDF Print E-mail
Written by Leslie Myers   
Monday, 21 July 2008

2008 CDC report shows gaps in breastfeeding support

Last Updated ( Monday, 21 July 2008 )
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