Journal of Human Lactation - online first articles

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding is crucial for infant health, but nipple trauma remains a common challenge. In particular, nipple trauma can lead to the onset of mastitis and psychological distress for mothers. Silver nipple protectors have been suggested to ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) is a procedure utilized by speech language pathologists to evaluate swallowing function in infants and children. FEES has been found to be a valid and reliable procedure for the assessment of pediatric ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Limited research exists on breastfeeding among women with systemic lupus erythematosus, despite known benefits of human milk.Research Aim:To investigate reasons for breastfeeding avoidance among postpartum women with systemic lupus ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Mothers working in organizations where breastfeeding support is inadequate may experience employment guilt, which refers to the feelings of conflict or distress related to balancing work responsibilities with breastfeeding and may eventually ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding is strongly promoted by health authorities, but there is little research on whether health professionals provide best-practice care for women experiencing mastitis/breast abscess.Research Aim:To explore management of mastitis/...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is recommended, but breastfeeding safety data is insufficient for several medications.Aim:To determine if mothers treated with chronic medications are less likely to breastfeed.Methods:For this secondary ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:When organizations are certified through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, health care providers implement various policies that are intended to support long-term and exclusive breastfeeding. Despite the availability of evidence to support ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding provides numerous benefits for mothers and infants, but there are disparities in breastfeeding rates by race and ethnicity in the United States.Research Aim:Our study aimed to identify the extent to which Baby Friendly Hospital ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Indonesia is a middle-income country in Southeast Asia in which 2,394 disasters were recorded in 2022 alone, with a total loss of 178,367 lives. In 2018 governments at the World Health Assembly resolved to improve emergency planning using ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Hydrotherapy is a complementary and alternative method in childbirth widely used to reduce labor pain and stress. The birth process significantly influences levels of β-endorphin in human milk. However, the relationship between hydrotherapy ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Human milk-feeding benefits infants and parents. Exclusive human milk (EHM) feeding is recommended for infants younger than 6 months; however, many U.S. infants do not receive this recommendation. Documented disparities exist between White and ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundSupplementary feeding, colostrum or, in some countries, commercial milk formula, is given to newborns of women with Type 1 diabetes to prevent neonatal hypoglycemia. Few studies have explored the content of colostrum from women with Type 1 ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding self-efficacy among both mothers and fathers is critical in enhancing exclusive breastfeeding rates. However, the interrelationship between maternal and paternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and their determinants remains unknown....

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Elaine Petitat-Côté was born in Canada and has lived for the greatest part of her life in Geneva. She has consistently worked with development, health, and women’s organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), advocating for a public health ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Ankyloglossia, or limited tongue mobility due to a restrictive sublingual frenulum, can complicate breastfeeding. Treatment typically involves a frenotomy, a procedure that cuts the restrictive tissue parallel to the tongue.Research Aim:To ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Maintaining Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) standards within a complex healthcare system presents unique challenges. This case study from a regional perinatal center in the northeast United States details the design and implementation of a ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.