It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Offi... (breast-feeding in 1999 compared with 43 ...)

It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say

Date:8/13/2009

breast-feeding in 1999, compared with 43 percent in 2005-06. And by the time the babies were 1 year old, the number had declined even further: to 15 percent in 1999 and 22 percent in 2005-06.

"We have come a long way in helping moms start," Geraghty said, but "those are still pathetic numbers."

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the World Health Organization recommend that mothers exclusively breast-feed their infants for the first six months of life and then continue the practice with other nutrition thereafter.

But just 12.3 percent of mothers exclusively breast-fed their babies for the first six months of life in 2005, according to the CDC.

Breast-feeding has been shown to benefit both babies and mothers. Breast-fed babies, for instance, have a lower risk for sudden infant death syndrome, diabetes, obesity and asthma. And by breast-feeding, women can reduce their risk for ovarian and breast cancer along with hip fractures and osteoporosis later in life.

But there are obstacles to getting more women to breast-feed. A big one, according to Geraghty, is the American "culture of maternal-infant separation," which she said is partly driven by women working and going to school. Also, many hospitals separate mothers and babies.

"If you want to be successful with breast-feeding, you need to keep the mother and baby together as much as possible," said Dr. Michael Giuliano, director of neonatology at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. "There are routines in hospitals that do not do that very well."

Most women of childbearing age in the United States now work, and some women return to their jobs as early as six weeks after their baby is born. That can interfere with breast-feeding, Geraghty said, because "it can take a month to six weeks just to establish breast-feeding."

To deal with this, women sometimes "pump" their own breast milk so their babies can be given breast
'/>"/>

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3
Related medicine news :

1. GPhAs 2007 Annual Policy Conference Features Top Generic Industry CEOs; FDA, Government Officials; Wall Street Analysts
2. Susan G. Komen for the Cures Phoenix Affiliate, State Officials, Survivors and Advocates Call for Action on Breast Cancer
3. Easter Seals Awards State and Municipal Public Officials With 2007 Outstanding Advocate Awards
4. Biomist Inc.: Health Officials Discover New Technology to Kill Superbug MRSA
5. Central Mississippi Steel Magnolias Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Legislators, Health Officials, Breast Cancer Survivors and Activists Call for Action on Breast Cancer
6. CDC Reports that Adult Smoking Declines Have Stalled; Elected Officials Should Step up Fight Against Tobacco
7. Central Mississippi Steel Magnolias Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Elected Officials, Health Leaders and Breast Cancer Survivors Call for Action to Reduce States High Breast Cancer Mortality Rate
8. State Health Officials Seek Quitters as Part of Great American Smokeout
9. Komen for the Cure Central New Mexico Affiliate, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, Sen. Dede Feldman, Breast Cancer Survivors Call on Elected Officials to Close the Gap in Access to Breast Health Services
10. Marin County Scandal and Elder Abuse Horror: Lawsuits Link Death Nurse, Bay Area lawyers, Doctor and Blind Eye by Local, State, and National Public Officials
11. California Affiliates of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Convene Celebrities, Breast Cancer Survivors and Activists to Challenge Elected Officials to Strengthen Breast Cancer Services

Post Your Comments:

Related Image:

It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say

(Date:12/16/2009)... 16 Shoppers like knowing if their ... Argentina. But grocers have found it burdensome to ... laws requiring them to provide the information at ... easyCOOLnow.com for easily making grocery and ... provisions that require retailers of unprocessed fruits, vegetables ...

(Date:12/16/2009)... 16 A new software program developed by ... healthcare facilities to calculate their staffing needs as it ... allows inpatient healthcare facilities to calculate their mandatory ... ratios and receive a daily report as to how ... a leader in risk management in the healthcare industry, ...

(Date:12/16/2009)... In a random sampling of wood pallets used ... PA, numerous pallets tested positive for Listeria and ... create health hazards for consumers. The new ... testing conducted in the Washington-Baltimore area, further illustrating ... nation,s food supply from wood pallets. ,, The ...

(Date:12/16/2009)... procedures in cardiology. The idea of publishing an ESC ... European cardiovascular imagers, is therefore long awaited. The textbook ... a patient rather than technology-based approach, helping clinicians to ... of imaging. , The book is divided into ... of cardiac imaging and its clinical use in all ...

(Date:12/16/2009)... happens when the families of sick and dying hospitalized ... for them? How do pediatricians respond to such personal ... and spirituality help some patients and families cope with ... almost always the families and patients who raise the ... the current issue of Southern Medical Journal , ...

Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:New Website Helps Grocers Comply With COOL Laws 2 Health News:United States Patent Office Allows CareRise Patent on 24/7 Staff-Census Software 2 Health News:New Tests Confirm Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria 2 Health News:New Tests Confirm Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria 3 Health News:New Tests Confirm Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria 4 Health News:The European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging puts patient at center 2 Health News:The European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging puts patient at center 3 Health News:Prayer on the hospital floor 2

[0] New Website Helps Grocers Comply With COOL Laws [0] United States Patent Office Allows CareRise Patent on 24/7 Staff-Census Software [0] New Tests Confirm Wood Pallets Harbor Deadly Food Poisoning Bacteria [0] The European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Cardiovascular Imaging puts patient at center [0] Prayer on the hospital floor

... underreport the number of hot flashes that they experience by ... to poor verbal memory, according to a study by researchers ... is published online and will appear in the September/October issue ... first study to explore the relationship between objectively measured hot ...

... especially, the brew could boost heart health, study finds , , ... lovers: Drinking up to six cups a day of caffeinated ... new study shows. , In fact, coffee might even help ... results suggest that long-term, regular coffee consumption does not increase ...

... 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SXC Health Solutions Corp.,("SXC" or the ... provider of,pharmacy benefits management services, announces that effective June ... Executive Officer (CEO),will retire from the position of CEO, ... Officer, will be appointed President and CEO.,Both will continue ...

... EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., June 16 Through emotional ... Benatar and,Neil Giraldo helped the Starkey Hearing Foundation, ... a record $5,045,000 at its annual,"So the World ... at the,RiverCentre in Saint Paul, Minn. With money ...

... MELVILLE, N.Y., June 16 The Hain Celestial,Group, Inc. ... food and personal,care products company, today announced that Irwin ... NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell on,Wednesday, June 18th at ... been nearly 15 years since The Hain Celestial Group ...

... medicine in the 19th,& 20th century, Behavioral Medicine will take ... component of Behavioral Medicine, Dr. John ... Basmajian, Member of the Order of Canada, MONTREAL, ... trained Canada,s top Olympic athletes will be teaching a,workshop in ...

Other Medicine News:Health News:Hot flashes underreported and linked to forgetfulness 2 Health News:Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer 2 Health News:Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer 3 Health News:SXC Health Solutions announces Mark Thierer to be named President & CEO 2 Health News:Garth Brooks, Jon McLaughlin, and Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Raise Their Voices to Help Starkey Hearing Foundation Raise More Than $5 Million at Annual Fundraiser 2 Health News:Hain Celestial to Open The NASDAQ Stock Market and Celebrate Summer With A Healthy Way of Life(TM) 2 Health News:Hain Celestial to Open The NASDAQ Stock Market and Celebrate Summer With A Healthy Way of Life(TM) 3 Health News:Hain Celestial to Open The NASDAQ Stock Market and Celebrate Summer With A Healthy Way of Life(TM) 4 Health News:Biofeedback Workshops & Distance Learning Offer Credits and Training Options 2

Hot flashes underreported and linked to forgetfulness Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer SXC Health Solutions announces Mark Thierer to be named President & CEO Garth Brooks, Jon McLaughlin, and Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo Raise Their Voices to Help Starkey Hearing Foundation Raise More Than $5 Million at Annual Fundraiser Hain Celestial to Open The NASDAQ Stock Market and Celebrate Summer With A Healthy Way of Life(TM)Biofeedback Workshops & Distance Learning Offer Credits and Training Options

(Date:12/16/2009)... Dec. 16 Savara, Inc., an inhalation drug ... second tranche in its Series A financing round, exceeding ... ,, Funds raised in the Series A round ... NanoCluster technology. ,, "We now have the runway ... of the NanoCluster technology," said Rob Neville, CEO of ...

(Date:12/16/2009)... Dec. 16 ChemoCentryx, Inc. today announced ... Phase 2 clinical trial of CCX354, an orally-bioavailable, ... the CCR1 chemokine receptor for the treatment of ... highly potent and selective antagonist of CCR1, a ... cells, such as monocytes and macrophages, associated with ...

(Date:12/16/2009)... -- , - ... a Total of Over,640 patients Ahead of ... NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biopharmaceutical company,focused ... treatments for eye,disease, vascular disease and cancer, ... of the second Phase III trial evaluating ...

[0] Savara Closes Second Tranche of Series A Financing Round, Receives Allowance for Base Patent [0] ChemoCentryx Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CCX354 for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis [0] ThromboGenics Completes Patient Enrolment of Second Phase III Trial of Microplasmin for the Non-Surgical Treatment of Eye Disease

... is an urgent need for more,comprehensive lipid control to ... A new 30-year analysis of the,National Health and ... Association (NLA) indicates that while,Americans are doing a better ... adults with high triglycerides, a blood fat linked to ...

... Data from an investigational,open-label, randomized study assessing ... treating anemia in subjects with Stages 3 ... today at the American Society,of Nephrology 41st ... including the FDA-approved,three-times-per-week (TIW) regimen, plus once-a-week ...

Other Medicine Technology:New Analysis Shows Troubling Trend in Triglyceride Levels May Be Linked to Rising Rates of Obesity 2 New Analysis Shows Troubling Trend in Triglyceride Levels May Be Linked to Rising Rates of Obesity 3 Data From Investigational Use of PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting 2 Data From Investigational Use of PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting 3 Data From Investigational Use of PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting 4 Data From Investigational Use of PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting 5 Data From Investigational Use of PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting 6

New Analysis Shows Troubling Trend in Triglyceride Levels May Be Linked to Rising Rates of Obesity Data From Investigational Use of PROCRIT(R) (Epoetin alfa) Presented at American Society of Nephrology Annual Meeting

The Bio-Quant TROPONIN I test is an immunochromatography based one step in vitro test. It is designed for qualitative determination of cardiac,troponin I (cTnI) in human serum specimens as an aid i...

... InstaTest IgE test kit is an immunochromatographic ... levels of immunoglobulin E in human serum ... commonly associated with allergic pathologies. It may ... some infections. Rapid detection of IgE using ...

... is an all new, completely re-engineered high performance ... LOWEST CROSSING PROFILE PTCA products available ... profile of only 0.17. Atriums all new HyperLite ... catheter ever!, ,Atriums new "Dura-Blend tip technology is ...

... The Veris physiological monitor offers a ... those specifically designed for pediatric and neonate ... up to 3T. Veris is the first ... needs of pediatric and neonate patient monitoring. ...

Medicine Products:

Troponin I - Rapid Test IgE - Rapid Test Kit HyperLite LX Veris MR Vital Signs Monitor

It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Offi...(breast-feeding in 1999 compared with 43 ...),Health