Summaries of Significant New Research
The Latest Research section includes summaries written by the Breastfeeding Information and Research team of recent significant research. The summaries will help you get a clear snapshot of the study’s results and conclusions.
Authors:
Alison Stacey MBBS FRACGP IBCLC, Liz McGuire BSc IBCLC, Bernadette Gifford BAppSci(ClinSci) BOsteoSci
Measures of Secretory Activation for Research and Practice: An Integrative Review.
This review included 15 articles that investigated several measures of secretory activation (SA). Maternal perception of ‘milk coming in’ (MP), patterns of increase in milk volume, serial urinary lactose concentration measurements and serial measures of maternal milk biomarkers were the proposed measures.
Evidence-Based Updates on the First Week of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Infants ≥35 Weeks.
Early exclusive breastfeeding is associated with achieving desired durations and is recommended by health authorities. This review summarises evidence from the past decade about the management of the first week of breastfeeding.
ABM Clinical Protocol #32: Management of Hyperlactation
Clinical protocol #32 Management of Hyperlactation, is a new protocol recently published in the ABM’s journal Breastfeeding Medicine.
Supporting, failing to support and undermining breastfeeding self-efficacy: Analysis of helpline calls.
Different methods of telephone support for breastfeeding families have been previously investigated: ‘reactive support’ (help sought out when difficulties arise) has been found to be less effective than hoped.
Navigating a Minefield: Meta-Synthesis of Teen Mothers’ Breastfeeding Experience.
The authors report that teenage mothers often intend to breastfeed and, overall, have high rates of initiation, but are deterred from achieving intended exclusivity and duration by early pain or problems and by conditions prevailing in their social context.
Early childhood feeding practices and dental caries among Australian preschoolers
Parents were interviewed about breastfeeding duration, feeding to sleep at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. At 1 year and 2 years, questions about their children’s free sugar intake were added and a dental examination was conducted between 2 and 3 years of age.
