Articles Tagged With: breastfeeding
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Progestin-Only Birth Control Is Safe for Breastfeeding Mothers
Reproductive health organizations should consider updating contraceptive counseling guidelines for patients who are breastfeeding to reflect that it is safe for them to use progestin-only contraceptive methods, according to the authors of a recent paper.
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IUD Perforations Are Rare, but Risk Is Slightly Higher for Nursing Mothers
New research shows that perforation from IUDs is incredibly rare, although the risk is slightly higher with breastfeeding at the time of insertion. Overall, the rate of any perforation was fewer than two per 1,000 person-years.
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Galactagogues in Breastfeeding: A Review of the Available Evidence
This is a review of the research that has gone into nearly a dozen common galactagogues. An examination of the available randomized, controlled trials and review papers reveals a lack of high-quality research but also offers recommendations to help breastfeeding parents.
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Association Between Breastfeeding and Blood Pressure at 3 Years of Age
Any breastfeeding, including within the first days of life, was associated with significantly lower systolic blood pressure at age 3 years in participants from the Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development Cohort Study.
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Does a Standardized Recovery Bundle After Cesarean Delivery Decrease Length of Stay?
Implementation of an enhanced recovery bundle after cesarean delivery reflected diverse positive outcomes. However, length of stay was reduced only by an average of two hours.
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Baby-Friendly Policies May Be Ineffective in Improving Breastfeeding Outcomes in the United States
Data analysis from the 2018 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Breastfeeding Report Card failed to show improvements in breastfeeding outcomes in Baby-Friendly facilities over statewide breastfeeding initiation programs.
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Pregnancy Temporarily Increases Breast Cancer Risk: Parallels to Hormonal Contraception?
In a pooled analysis of prospective studies, researchers found an increased risk of breast cancer among parous women that persists for more than 20 years after childbirth. Breastfeeding did not modify this pattern.
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Women Who Breastfeed for Six Months or Longer Found to Have Reduced Diabetes Risk
Breastfeeding for six months or longer cuts the risk of developing type 2 diabetes nearly in half for women throughout their childbearing years, according to results of a long-term observational study.
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Postpartum Placement of Hormonal IUD Does Not Affect Breastfeeding Outcomes
Women can avoid unintended pregnancy and successfully breastfeed.
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Antibiotics, Breastfeeding, and the Intestinal Microbiota
Breastfeeding is associated with less frequent bacterial infections and with less subsequent obesity. Using antibiotics reduces or removes these favorable effects of breastfeeding, perhaps via alterations in the intestinal microbiota.