Thought this study might be of interest.
Kathy
PEDIATRICS Vol. 111 No. 4 April 2003, pp. e360-e364
Does Federal Funding for Breastfeeding Research Target Our National Health
Objectives?
Linda P. Brown, PhD, FAAN, RN*, Angel H. Bair, MSN, CRNP* and Paula P. Meier,
DNSc, FAAN, RN * School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Special Care Nursery, Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical
Center, Chicago, Illinois
Objective. To determine the number and dollar amount of federally funded
research projects in the area of infant nutrition/breastfeeding/lactation
from 1994 to 1996, and the impact of these funded projects on the achievement
of our national goals for increasing the rates of breastfeeding initiation
and duration.
Results. The final sample consisted of 362 abstracts in the broad category of
infant nutrition/breastfeeding/lactation, which were awarded approximately
$40.4 million in federal research funds over the 3 years addressed in this
study. Of this amount, only 13.7% ($5.6 million) was awarded to projects
determined to have either a direct or indirect impact on achieving the
Healthy People 2000 goals for increasing the incidence and duration of
breastfeeding. A total of 27 (7.5%) funded projects in this category,
reflecting $4.1 million, had no relationship to breastfeeding per se, as they
involved the use of human milk composition and technologies to improve
artificial milks and develop new pharmaceuticals and therapies.
For the full text:
<A HREF="http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/111/4/e360">http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/111/4/e360</A>
Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting Services
Kathleen Fallon Pasakarnis, M.Ed. IBCLC
Nurturing Family Lactation and Parenting Services
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