Background Breastfeeding can be affected by maternal employment. This is important
considering that in 2019, 47.1% of women globally participated in the labor force. The aim of …

“Breastfeeding saves lives” and “Breast is best!” are well-known slogans for physicians and
women. Putting the newborn to the breast to nurse is now considered “normative” in the …

Approximately two thirds of US adults and one fifth of US children are obese or overweight.
During 1980--2004, obesity prevalence among US adults doubled, and recent data indicate …

ObjectiveDespite numerous global initiatives on breast-feeding, trend data show exclusive
breast-feeding (EBF) rates have stagnated over the last two decades. The purpose of the …

Background Many infants worldwide are not breastfeeding according to WHO
recommendations and this impacts on the health of women and children. Increasing …

California was the first state in the United States to implement a paid family leave (PFL)
program in 2004. We use data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study to examine the …

BACKGROUND: Lactation has been associated with improvements in maternal glucose
metabolism. METHODS: We explored the relationships between lactation and risk of type 2 …

Workplace barriers contribute to low rates of breastfeeding. Research shows that supportive
state laws correlate with higher rates, yet by 2009, only 23 states had adopted any laws to …

Background: Breastfeeding durations in the United States fall short of public health
objectives. We sought to quantify the prevalence and identify risk factors for early, undesired …

Mothers who are employed postpartum are less likely to continue breastfeeding than
mothers who are not formally employed. However, as postpartum employment is …