Search Results for “breastfeeding” – Maternal Health Task Force

Want U.S. families to choose breastfeeding? Stop pretending it’s easy

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By: Bethany Kotlar, MPH, Associate Directer of the Maternal Health Task Force In 2018, breastfeeding rates in the United States increased, according to the annually released CDC Breastfeeding Report Card. The percentage of babies still breastfeeding at 6…

Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Initiation and Continuation: A Meta-Analysis

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Pragmatic Trial to Evaluate the Effect of a Promotora Telephone Intervention on the Duration of Breastfeeding

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Maternity leave and its impact on breastfeeding: A review of the literature

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Survey of Health Care Professional and parents experience in accessing support for breastfeeding during an acute hospital admission

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Breastfeeding in low-resource settings: Not a “small matter”

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Maternal views on facilitators of and barriers to breastfeeding preterm infants

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World Breastfeeding Week celebrates benefits of breastfeeding for women and babies around the globe

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Working with Government Systems to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Urban Informal Settlements of India

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Increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding is an effective strategy for preventing diarrhea, a leading cause of poor nutritional status and death among infants. Researchers at the Mumbai-based non-profit Society for Nutrition, Education & Health Action…

Singing for change in Mozambique this World Breastfeeding Week

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