Journal of Human Lactation - online first articles

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Human milk is the optimal source of nutrition for infants, especially those born preterm or requiring neonatal intensive care unit care, offering physiologic and psychological benefits for both infants and lactating parents. Despite its importance, access ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Technology-based breastfeeding support interventions have shown mixed effectiveness. International studies have reported improved breastfeeding outcomes, whereas U.S.-based studies have demonstrated variable results.Research Aim:The aim of this ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Dysphoric milk ejection reflex (D-MER) is a physiologic condition in which some women experience brief but intense negative emotions immediately before or during milk release. Awareness and understanding of D-MER remain limited among both ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
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Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding myths negatively affect breastfeeding initiation, duration, and maternal confidence. While literature extensively covers maternal attitudes, few studies simultaneously examine the prevalence of these myths among pregnant women and ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breast milk is the gold standard of infant nutrition, providing powerful nutritional and immunological protection and decreased mortality due to infection. The World Health Organization recommends using human breast milk from a milk bank if the ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:To ensure the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding, health systems need qualified professionals who can advise and support women. There was previously no validated tool to assess midwifery students’ confidence in providing breastfeeding ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Young mothers (≤ 24 years) consistently face substantial challenges that result in lower breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates than adult mothers.Research Aim:To evaluate young mothers’ breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Rigorous systematic reviews in breastfeeding research depend on precise and transparent search strategies. However, the term nursing has dual meaning—referring both to breastfeeding and to the nursing profession—creating potential ambiguity in ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Emergency situations pose a serious threat to population health, especially of vulnerable populations. Hence, governments must be prepared to provide coordinated emergency relief, based on official guidance, which includes the protection of breastfeeding—...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background and Aim:Most research on human milk donation and human milk banking has focused on mothers, while fathers’ perspectives remain insufficiently explored. Although mothers may be willing to donate milk or use donor milk for their own infants, ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Non-nutritive sucking is an evidence-based practice used to support oral feeding readiness, pain management, and neurodevelopment in preterm and sick neonates. Nurses play a critical role in identifying and implementing non-nutritive sucking ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding is a global priority. To provide culturally appropriate evidence-based lactation support, healthcare professionals need training. Different levels of training are available post registration; however, the impact of in-depth ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Introduction:Our institution provides a lactation–medication consultation service for assessing drug transfer into breast milk and determining the appropriateness of breastfeeding. Information for lactating women in Japanese package inserts is often ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Cultural norms and myths can prevent the continuation of breastfeeding. Information sharing on social media platforms is extremely fast and uncontrolled, making it the most important factor in the spread of misinformation. The aim of this study ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Breastfeeding is essential for infant nutrition, survival, and development. Identifying factors associated with breastfeeding success is important for improving early postpartum care and breastfeeding support in hospital settings.Purpose:This ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Human milk is the optimal infant nutrition, but emergencies can disrupt breastfeeding. When maternal breastfeeding is compromised, informal human milk-sharing offers a solution. This practice has expanded due to increased awareness of human ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:The prescription of infant formula during postpartum hospitalization is one of several factors that influence breastfeeding.Research Aims:To analyze the prevalence of non-exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge in Uruguay, a Latin ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:A longer second stage of labor has been associated with increased likelihood of perinatal morbidity and mortality, but associations with the initiation of early and exclusive breastfeeding has not been explored.Research Aims:The objective of ...

Journal of Human Lactation, Ahead of Print.
Background:Pasteurised donor milk in the United Kingdom (U.K.) contains low levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are essential for brain, eye development, and immune system function. Maternal diet influences human milk nutritional profile; ...