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Preference for Formula Feeding Plays Key Role in Lower Breastfeeding Rates for African-American Women in the U.S.
Proceedings of the First Annual Summit on Breastfeeding Published in Breastfeeding Medicine
This academic, peer-reviewed journal created by physicians dedicated to the advancement of breastfeeding worldwide provides a scientific forum on breastfeeding and human lactation. With the growing demand for the best evidence-based research advances, this interdisciplinary journal explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding. The Journal focuses on all medical aspects pertaining to breastfeeding and addresses the wide spectrum of research and clinical applications that impact upon the optimal care of mother and infant.
Breastfeeding Medicine publishes original scientific articles, reviews, and case studies on a wide spectrum of topics in lactation medicine, including:
- Epidemiologic, physiologic, and psychologic benefits of breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding recommendations and protocols
- Health consequences of artificial feeding
- Physiology of lactation and biochemistry of breast milk
- Optimal nutrition for the breastfeeding mother
- Breastfeeding indications and contraindications
- Managing breastfeeding discomfort, pain, and other complications
- Breastfeeding the premature or sick infant
- Breastfeeding in the chronically ill mother
- Management of the breastfeeding mother on medication
- Infectious disease transmission through breast milk and breastfeeding
- Equipment for optimal breastfeeding
- The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking
- Advising your patient: informed decisions about breastfeeding
- Measuring the impact of being a “baby-friendly” hospital
- Cultural competence and cultural sensitivity
- International public health issues including social and economic issues
The Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Editor-in-Chief: Ruth A. Lawrence, M.D.
Deputy Editor: Cynthia R. Howard, M.D., MPH
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MEDLINE; EMBASE/Excerpta Medica; PsycINFO; CAB Abstracts