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5176.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
Oral | |||
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| The first presenter will describe factors related to variation in breastfeeding rates among states in the U.S.; another will focus on rates and shifts in patterns of exclusive breastfeeding in Quebec during infants’ first six months of life. In another study, to be reported in this session, breastfeeding rates in an urban cohort were compared for two subgroups of women based on whether or not they gave birth in one of the hospitals with lactation consultant services. In one presentation, key players in and accomplishments of a statewide breastfeeding coalition in Massachusetts will be highlighted. The final presenter will introduce the audience to LactMed, the new National Library of Medicine database in which articles about drugs and breastfeeding are indexed. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to: 1. Describe factors that help explain variation in breastfeeding rates among states in the U.S. 2. Describe rates and shifts in patterns of exclusive breastfeeding during infants’ first six months of life. 3. Analyze aspects of a statewide breastfeeding coalitions that have helped improve the climate supporting breastfeeding. 4. Compare breastfeeding rates among a cohort of women some of whom gave birth in hospitals with lactation consultant services and some of whom gave birth in hospitals without lactation consultant services. | |||
| Mary Rose Tully, MPH, IBCLC Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM | |||
| Mary Rose Tully, MPH, IBCLC | |||
Breastfeeding in 2006: More Important Than Ever ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Maternal and Child Health | ||
| Endorsed by: | APHA-Committee on Women's Rights; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Socialist Caucus | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA