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
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.
Lactation Duration and Long-term Risk for Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Women With a History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Participants in the longitudinal Nurses’ Health Study II (NHS II) who had been diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), provided blood samples and information on their diabetes status for the Diabetes and Womens’ Health Study. Data on lactation duration was extracted from the NHS II records. This study collected data from women a median of 32 years after their diagnosis with GDM, at a median age of 50 years.
