Clinical report provides guidance on marijuana use in pregnancy and lactation
1. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a clinical report that examines the established and emerging data surrounding marijuana ...
Tag: breastfeeding
Longer lactation duration linked to lower risk of diabetes in women
1. In this 30-year prospective cohort study, self-reported duration of lactation in women of childbearing age was associated with a ...
Recent trends in infant and toddler food and beverage consumption
1. When examining a national survey with data from 2005-2012, younger infants (0-5 months of age) were noted to have ...
Fewer work hours linked to greater likelihood of continued breastfeeding
1. The effects of weekly work hours appeared to have a stronger effect on breastfeeding outcomes at 16 weeks and ...
Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages linked to increased infant BMI
1. Daily intake of artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) during pregnancy was linked to increased infant body mass index (BMI) at ...
Lactation associated with improved blood pressure after gestational hypertension
1. Among women with gestational hypertension, those who breastfed had lower postpartum blood pressures than those who did not. 2. ...
Interventions increase breastfeeding among Latina mothers
1. Clinical breastfeeding interventions appear to increase any breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding between the ages of 1 to 3 months ...
Lactation after gestational diabetes may decrease risk of type 2 diabetes
1. From a prospective cohort study, increased breastfeeding intensity and duration was associated with significantly reduced risk of developing type ...
Exclusive breastfeeding linked to decrease in dental malocclusions
1. Exclusive breastfeeding was associated with a decrease in certain types of pediatric dental malocclusions regardless of whether or not ...
Low strength of evidence for ankyloglossia treatment outcomes
1. Some evidence suggests maternally reported improvement and decreased pain with breastfeeding after frenotomy for ankyloglossia. 2. However, only a ...
