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Breastfeeding Support for Mothers in Workplace Employment or Educational Settings: Summary Statement
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The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding and human lactation.Abstract:
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding and human lactation. Our mission is to unite into one association members of the various medical specialties with this common purpose.read more
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Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession
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Enhancing breastfeeding rates among African American women: a systematic review of current psychosocial interventions.
TL;DR: A review of key interventions and strategies that impact initiation and duration of breastfeeding with particular focus on low-income African American mothers' maternal psychological vulnerabilities during the early postpartum period using a social ecological perspective as a guiding framework is provided.
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Effect of Primary Care Intervention on Breastfeeding Duration and Intensity
Karen Bonuck,Alison M. Stuebe,Josephine Barnett,Miriam H. Labbok,Jason Fletcher,Peter S. Bernstein +5 more
TL;DR: LCs integrated into routine care alone and combined with EP guidance from prenatal care providers increased breastfeeding intensity at 3 months postpartum.
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The association between work related factors and breastfeeding practices among Chinese working mothers: a mixed-method approach.
Jiawen Chen,Jiawen Chen,Tong Xin,Junjian Gaoshan,Qiuhong Li,Kaiyue Zou,Shihui Tan,Yuhan Cheng,Yuning Liu,Jingyi Chen,Hanyu Wang,Ying Mu,Li Jiang,Kun Tang +13 more
TL;DR: Having flexible work schedules and proximity of workplace to home can assist continuance of breastfeeding and policies promoting supportive breastfeeding environment at work ought to be implemented.
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Policies Aren’t Enough: The Importance of Interpersonal Communication about Workplace Breastfeeding Support
Jenn Anderson,Rebecca A. Kuehl,Sara A. Mehltretter Drury,Lois Tschetter,Mary Schwaegerl,Marilyn Hildreth,Charlotte Bachman,Heidi Gullickson,Julia Yoder,Jamison Lamp +9 more
TL;DR: Interpersonal communication about breastfeeding can be challenging due to issues such as age, sex, and power dynamics, however, positive and open interpersonal communication can enhance workplace breastfeeding support.
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