From Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, PhD, RD, IBCLC...

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One of my recent papers is being made available free online by Breastfeeding
Medicine (see press release below).

Sincerely,
Laurie

Preference for Formula Feeding Plays Key Role in Lower Breastfeeding Rates
for African-American Women in the U.S.
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=ef6c7c72dc9da62231323960fff0f9705e817f92ab7e434d2721d3cd5273fc9b
New Rochelle, NY, April 12, 2010—African-American women have the
lowest breastfeeding rate among the major racial/ethnic groups in the United
States, and this may be explained mainly by their comfort level with formula
feeding rather than any aversion to breastfeeding, according to a new study
published inBreastfeeding Medicine, the Official Journal of the Academy of
Breastfeeding Medicine published by
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=ef6c7c72dc9da62239ce6926378386cf74bf05909cbe68c9b39d3fed04203cfc
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc . The paper is available free
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=ef6c7c72dc9da6228e87601f90783b28c2b0a4e0f4c2dd13f0d0367618e3d2df
online .

Breastfeeding has clear advantages for both babies and mothers, yet many
women choose formula feeding instead.Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, from Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center (Ohio), andCaroline Chantry,
Roberta Cohen,andKathryn Dewey, from the University of California at Davis
and the UC-Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, sought to determine what
modifiable factors might account for the racial/ethnic differences in
breastfeeding behavior among women in the U.S.

Two major findings emerged: comfort with the idea of formula feeding had a
much greater effect on intention to breastfeed than did comfort with
breastfeeding; and formula-feeding comfort level was the only modifiable
psychosocial factor that differed between African-American and
non-African-American women in the study, and it explained the difference
between ethnic disparities in intention to breastfeed. The authors propose
that public health and educational efforts aimed at changing breastfeeding
behavior should take into account women’s attitudes toward formula
feeding and should promote breastfeeding as the normal way to feed infants.

“This approach requires a complete paradigm change. Instead of
promoting the tremendous benefits of breastfeeding to this population, the
risks of formula feeding and the costs to health and the community of not
breastfeeding will have to be incorporated into persuading these women to do
the best for their infants and themselves,” saysRuth Lawrence, MD,
Editor-in-Chief ofBreastfeeding Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics,
University of Rochester School of Medicine.

Breastfeeding Medicine, the Official Journal of the
http://cl.exct.net/?qs=ef6c7c72dc9da6227b21c6fb7c5e34c49b251f7c7a27b67deb6b70b8ef2e54e2
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine , is an authoritative,peer-reviewed,
multidisciplinary journal published bimonthly. The journal publishes
original scientific papers, reviews, and case studies on a broad spectrum of
topics in lactation medicine. It presents evidence-based research advances
and explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding,
including the epidemiologic, physiologic, and psychological benefits of
breastfeeding.

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