Breastfeeding

The Effects of Breastfeeding Support on Women Enrolled for WIC Benefits

Breastfeeding has been shown to protect both the mother and infant, and health care professionals consider it to be the best choice for feeding an infant. The Special Supplemental Nutrition […]

Importance of Familial Opinions on Breastfeeding Practices: Differences Between Father, Mother, and Mother-in-Law

Background: Multiple types of individuals compose a mother’s social support network. Women may value opinions of individuals’ within their support network differently. Our study examined the relationship between breastfeeding opinions from […]

Maternal diet during lactation and breast-feeding practices have synergistic association with child diet at 6 years

Objective: Children breast-fed during infancy consume more fruits and vegetables than formula-fed children. This pattern is likely due, in part, to infant learning from flavours of the mother’s diet transmitted […]

Maternal digital media use during infant feeding and the quality of feeding interactions

Experimental research with parents of older children suggests parents’ engagement with technological devices (e.g., television, mobile devices) in the presence of their children decreases the quality of parent-child interactions. Many […]

Breastfeeding Practices in Georgia: Rural‐Urban Comparison and Trend Analyses Based on 2004‐2013 PRAMS Data

Purpose The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified rural mothers as a priority population for targeted breastfeeding promotion programs. In Georgia, breastfeeding rates lag behind the national ones. This […]

WIC’s Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding: Making Breastfeeding Accessible and Equitable for the WIC Population

This position paper affirms NWA’s support of the WIC program’s ongoing commitment to promote and support breastfeeding. It highlights the numerous health, economic, and social benefits of breastfeeding for women, […]

The Economic Impacts of Breastfeeding: A Focus on USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

Breastfeeding rates among participants in USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are lower than the U.S. average. This study estimates the effects that increased breastfeeding […]