Resource Types: <span>Journal Article</span>

The Effect of Interactive Web-Based Monitoring on Breastfeeding Exclusivity, Intensity, and Duration in Healthy, Term Infants After Hospital Discharge

The Web-based interactive breastfeeding monitoring system may be a promising intervention to improve breastfeeding duration, exclusivity, and intensity.

Breastfeeding and the Affordable Care Act

ACA benefits that require women to have space to pump however this does not cover all women on Medicaid or in WIC

WIC Mothers’ Social Environment and Postpartum Health on Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration

This study has shown that the familial environment of mothers plays a very important role in improving breastfeeding rates among WIC mothers. In addition, there is a negative relationship between using a food assistance program and breastfeeding among low-income women.

Barriers to Breastfeeding in the WIC Population

Factors predisposing to lower BF rates include non-Hispanic ethnicity, obesity, depression, younger age, or an incomplete high school education.

Innovative Use of Influential Prenatal Counseling May Improve Breastfeeding Initiation Rates Among WIC Participants

Changing the WIC environment by integrating influence principles may positively affect women's infant feeding decisions and behaviors, specifically breastfeeding initiation rates.

Breastfeeding Protection, Promotion, and Support in the United States: A Time to Nudge, a Time to Measure

Breastfeeding rates in the United States can improve based on a well coordinated social marketing framework including mass media, appropriate facility based and community based support, WIC-coordinated community based peer counseling, and adequate protection for working women.

Comparison of Feeding Practices in Infants in the WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program Who Were Enrolled in Child Care as Opposed to Those with Parent Care Only

Child Care use is not a significant influence on breastfeeding rates, introduction of complementary foods, and types of complementary foods; however, it does influence when formula is introduced.

Nudging More Women to Breastfeed: Impact of Public Health Policy Changes

Both the intensive breastfeeding training of WIC staff and the structural changes to the WIC food packages were associated with more breastfeeding and less formula use by low-income mothers. It is especially important to note that significant improvements occurred before the policy actually changed, reflecting the value of investing in intensive training for frontline WIC staff.

Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Low-Income Families by Improving the WIC Food Package for Breastfeeding Mothers

The report provides suggestions to improving breastfeeding rates for WIC participants by improving the WIC packages

Changes in Breastfeeding Among WIC Participants Following Implementation of the New Food Package

Rates of ever breastfed children are rising nationally but the increase is not associated with changes in WIC's new food package

Resource Types: Journal Article