Lungs Boosted by Breastfeeding

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Year of publication: 2008

 

Publication type:  News Item

 

In a nutshell: Relates to a study that shows how breastfeeding can improve an infant’s lung strength later in childhood.

 

Length of publication: 1 page news bulletin

 

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Revised 7 point plan for breastfeeding in the community

Source: http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/

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Year of publication: 2008

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: The UNICEF baby Friendly Initiative has completed its review of the standards and assessment process for community health-care providers.  The final document, outlining the renamed and revised 7 Point Plan for Sustaining Breastfeeding in the Community, is available to download.

Length of publication: 15 page report

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Twins breastfed in store cupboard

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: News story

 

In a nutshell: A mother has criticised health bosses after she was forced to breastfeed her twins in a hospital cupboard.

Length of publication: 1 page news bulletin

 

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Drugs in Breastmilk PDF Factsheets

Source: http://www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/

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Publication type: Pamphlet

In a nutshell: Downloadable factsheets giving advice on the use of prescription and over the counter drugs and creams whilst breastfeeding.

Length of publication: 1 web page

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NHS seeks woolly breast knitters

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http://www.leedspct.nhs.uk/yourhealth/?pagepath=Your%20Health/Breastfeeding%20knitting%20challenge

Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: News item

 

In a nutshell: Health officials in Leeds have launched an unusual appeal – for fake breasts. They are seeking people to knit breasts in all shapes, sizes and colours to be used for teaching expectant mothers. Health visitors at present have to demonstrate breastfeeding using balloons or their own elbows, which they say are less than realistic. Their website provides a pattern for crocheting or knitting the breasts, approved by the Lactation Consultants Association of Great Britain. Sally Mills from Leeds Primary Care Trust said they would make a contribution to a charity of the knitter’s choice if they received any woollen breasts from the public. “The only place we could get them from was Australia and they were £20 each,” she said. “This way people can enjoy a laugh making them, and help us at the same time.” The breasts are welcomed in a variety of skin shades. The website also says: “It is good to have a variety of shapes and sizes, just as women do (very flat, very small/large, inverted etc).” They are also used by community midwife teams to demonstrate how milk should be expressed, particularly for premature babies being kept in hospital. A similar appeal in Liverpool in 2007 produced offers from all over the world.

 

Length of publication: 1 page news bulletin

Promoting proper feeding for infants and young children

Source: www.who.int

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Year of publication: 2009

 

Publication type: Programmes and projects

 

In a nutshell: Nutrition and nurturing during the first three years are both crucial for lifelong health and well-being. In infancy, no gift is more precious than breastfeeding; yet barely one in three infants is exclusively breastfed during the first four months of life.

Faulty feeding practices begin with giving any other nourishment but breast milk before complementary feeding is nutritionally required – or with substituting entirely for breast milk, which places babies at risk of illness, even death. When complementary feeding begins, uninformed decisions can also interfere with good nutrition in terms of which foods are given, how much and how often and whether breastfeeding continues, as it should. Nutritionally inadequate or contaminated food, and starting complementary feeding too early or too late are major causes of malnutrition in infants and young children.

 

Length of publication: 1 pp

 

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http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/infantfeeding/en/index.html

Breastmilk still ‘a mystery’ says new report

 

Source: Unicef

http://www.babyfriendly.org.uk/items/item_detail.asp?item=550

http://www.happynews.com/news/172009/new%20research%20sheds%20light%20breastmilk%20mysteries.htm

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Year of publication:2009

 

 

Publication type: News

 

 

In a nutshell: A new report has revealed new information on what breastmilk is composed of – but also highlights how much scientists still have to understand.

Breastmilk fat is made up of globules of varying sizes, and this research aims to understand the composition and function of individual milk globules, studying a globule’s particle composition. Although the research, by a team at the University of California, sheds new light on the content of breastmilk, the report concedes “the science is approximately where proteins were in the 1920s, back before researchers really had any clear understanding of the sequence and structure of individual proteins.”

Facebook ban of breast-feeding photos sparks protests

 

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Year of publication: 2008

 

Publication type: News

 

In a nutshell: The social networking site Facebook has sparked a massive online debate and protests after removing photos that expose too much of a mother’s breast.

 

Length of publication: 1 pp

Unmasked: the elixir of human bonding

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Year of publication: 2009

 

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In a nutshell: Hormone that makes mothers and babies bond also helps us to remember strangers’ faces, study finds

 

Length of publication: 1 pp

Breastfeeding and Smoking among Low-Income Women: Results of a Longitudinal Qualitative Study

Title:

Breastfeeding and Smoking among Low-Income Women: Results of a Longitudinal Qualitative Study

Source:

Birth: Issues in perinatal care

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121383716/abstract

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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com

Year of publication:

2008

Publication type:

Journal article (online)

In a nutshell:

Background: The benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers have been well established, yet rates of breastfeeding remain well below national recommendations in the United States and even lower for women who smoke during pregnancy. Primary goals of this study were to explore contextual factors that contribute to breastfeeding intentions and behavior and to examine how smoking status affected women’s decision making about breastfeeding. Methods: This paper is based on a longitudinal qualitative study of smoking, pregnancy, and breastfeeding among 44 low-income women in the southwest U.S. who smoked during pregnancy. Each woman was interviewed 9 times; 6 times during pregnancy and 3 times postpartum using semistructured questionnaires. Interviews lasted 1 to 3 hours and were tape-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Results: Despite 36 (82%) respondents stating that they intended to breastfeed for an average duration of 8 months, rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration were much lower than intentions. By 6 months postpartum, only two women were breastfeeding exclusively. Conclusions: Women perceived that a strong risk of harming the baby was posed by smoking while breastfeeding and received little encouragement to continue breastfeeding despite an inability to stop smoking. The perceptions of the toxic, addictive, and harmful effects of smoking on breastmilk constitution and quantity factored into reasons why women weaned their infants from breastfeeding much earlier than the recommended 6 months. The results indicate a need for more consistency and routine in educating women on the relationship between smoking and breastfeeding and in promoting breastfeeding in spite of smoking postpartum. (BIRTH 35:3 September 2008 )