3252.0: Monday, October 22, 2001: 8:30 PM-10:00 PM

Oral Session

Impacting Breastfeeding Duration: What Makes a Difference?

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
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Moderator(s):Larry Grummer-Strawn, PhD
Sara B. Fein, PhD
8:30 PMAdverse life events, socioeconomic status, race, and breastfeeding
Kevin D. Frick, PhD, Elizabeth F. Racine, RD, MPH, Linda C. Pugh, PhD, RNC
8:45 PMFeeding practices associated with first year infant growth at the extremes of the CDC growth curve
Laura Duckett, PhD, RN, Susan Henly, PhD, RN
9:00 PMLong-term breastfeeding in the United States: Recommended, rare and measured with error
Kate E Pickett, PhD
9:15 PMMeasuring the impact of WIC participation on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding
Pinka Chatterji, PhD, Karen Bonuck, PhD, Simi Dhawan, Nandini Deb, MA
9:30 PMAttitudes about breastfeeding, findings from "The MILK Study"
Margaret M. Memmott, MPH, Karen A. Bonuck, PhD, Michelle Trombley, Janet Morales
9:45 PMThe MILK Study, Findings of a Breastfeeding Promotion Intervention
Karen Bonuck, PhD, Margaret M. Memmott, MPH, Michelle Trombley, Janet Morales
Sponsor:Maternal and Child Health
Cosponsors:Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA