4371.1 Latest Breastfeeding-Related Research with Implications for Policy

Tuesday, November 1, 2011: 4:30 PM
Oral
The Breastfeeding Forum welcomes abstracts describing the latest research on any breastfeeding-related topic with implications for policy in a variety of settings (health care delivery organizations, health professional training, employment, insurance, rights and protections, research priorities, practice guidelines among others). Submissions related to integrating breastfeeding into larger policy contexts related to cost reduction and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) 2010 are of particular interest.

4:30 PM
Elusive exclusivity: Comparing cross-sectional and longitudinal data on exclusive breastfeeding
Magdalena Buczek, Julia Coit, MPH, Xena Grossman, MS, RD, Lori B. Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH and Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC
4:48 PM
Breast pump usages, problems and maternal characteristics associated with breast pumps injuries
Youlin Qi, MD, MPH, Yuanting Zhang, PhD, Cunlin Wang, MD, PhD, Nilsa Loyo-Berrios, PhD, MSc and Sara B. Fein, PhD
5:06 PM
Encouraging trends in US hospital distribution of infant formula sample packs
Radha Sadacharan, BA, MPH, Xena Grossman, MS, RD, Emily Sanchez and Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC
5:24 PM
Removal of formula sample packs from an urban hospital: Associated outcomes in a real world setting
Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC, Xena Grossman, MS, RD, Krystal Hunter, MBA, Amudha Palaniappan, MD, Elyse Kadokura, Barry Milcarek, PhD and Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH
5:42 PM
Are you Baby-Friendly™? After 20 years, do US maternity staff know the answer?
Stephanie Santana, BS, Radha Sadacharan, BA, Emily Sanchez, Gregory Makrigiorgos, Xena Grossman, MS, RD and Anne Merewood, PhD, MPH, IBCLC

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Organized by: Breastfeeding Forum
Endorsed by: Food and Nutrition, Maternal and Child Health, Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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