News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education-August 2022
News and views on breastfeeding, human milk, and all things lactation education
August 2022
News
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement: Breastfeeding As a Basic Human Right
- Update for Clinicians on Monkeypox in People with HIV, Children and Adolescents, and People who are Pregnant or Breastfeeding.
- Miracle Babies: Boogie 4 Babies Saturday October 15, 2022 in Solana Beach
- The National Association of County and City Health Officials is hosting a webinar titled “Building Community Workforce Capacity to Equitably Support Chest/Breastfeeding,” on Tuesday, September 13, at 1 p.m. ET.
- Fixing Our Regulatory Mayhem Upsetting Little Americans (FORMULA) Act (H.R. 8351) has been signed into law.
- Family Level Assessment and State of Home Visiting Outreach and Recruitment Study Report
- New Breast Milk Analyzer Provides Targeted Fortification, Exact Nutrients for Premature Babies
National Breastfeeding Month Events/Webinars
- National WIC Association are hosting a series of panel discussions in celebration of National Breastfeeding Month.
- Breastfeeding Resiliency, Engagement, and Empowerment is hosting an online screening of Chocolate Milk: The Documentary on Wednesday, August 31, from 3-5 p.m. ET.
- National Institute for Children’s Health Quality published a National Breastfeeding Month webpage
- Nurturely is hosting an Instagram live event on Tuesday, August 30, from 5-6 p.m. ET. Join Kayla Bitten, founder of The Southern Midwife and The Postpartum Clinic will chat about food justice, lactation, ecology, herbalism, and food sovereignty.
- Oklahoma Department of Health and U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division are hosting a free compliance assistance webinar titled “Break Time for Nursing Mothers: Guidance for Employers and Advocates” on Tuesday, August 23, from 12-1:30 p.m. ET.
- The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board hosts the Maternal and Child Health ECHO Series
- U.S. Department of Agriculture released a series of MyPlate resources for breastfeeding families in honor of National Breastfeeding Month
- The Pregnant Scholar at the Center for WorkLife Law, UC Hastings College of the Law is hosting a webinar titled “Supporting Lactating Students and Employees on Campus” on Wednesday, August 17, at 1 p.m. ET.
- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau, the Wage and Hour Division, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are hosting a webinar titled “Know Your Rights: Nursing Workers & FMLA” on Wednesday, August 31, at 3 p.m. ET.
- The National Institute for Children’s Heath Quality is hosting a webinar titled “Centering Community Voices: Solutions to Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Using a Quality Improvement Framework” on Wednesday, August 24, at 2 p.m. ET.
- The National Coalition for Infant Health is hosting an “Infant Health Policy Summit” on Wednesday, August 31, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ET, in Washington, D.C.
Research
- Bonding, Relaxation, Separation, and Connection: Expressing Human Milk While Videoconferencing with the Hospitalized Premature Infant
- The Voice of Mothers Who Continue to Express Milk After Their Infant’s Death for Donation to a Milk Bank
- Social Health Care Determinants of Breastfeeding Black Women: A Multigenerational Study
- Human Milk Sharing in the United States: A Scoping Review
- Emergency Contraception While Breastfeeding
- Subscribe to Breastfeeding Medicine during Breastfeeding Awareness Month and get 30% OFF your New Personal Subscription with Online Access through 2023.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated data on breastfeeding rates from the National Immunization Survey.
- The Impact of Breast Milk Taste and Smell in Reducing Pain in Infants Undergoing Blood Drawing Procedure: A Randomized Controlled Study
- Comparative Profiles of SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Specific Human Milk Antibodies Elicited by mRNA- and Adenovirus-Based COVID-19 Vaccines
- Effect of Maternal Diet on Any Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Neonates: A Randomized Double-Blind Study
- Maternal Milk for Very Preterm Infants Tied to Long-Term Neurodevelopment
- Interventions and policy approaches to promote equity in breastfeeding
- Population-Based Survey Showing That Breastfed Babies Have a Lower Frequency of Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Than Nonbreastfed Babies
- We Need Scientific, Ethical Articles on Infant Feeding
- Persistent Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Reduces Breastfeeding Exclusiveness and Duration: A Prospective Cohort Study
- Measures of Maternal Metabolic Health as Predictors of Severely Low Milk Production
- Human Milk and Plasma Pharmacokinetics of Single-Dose Rimegepant 75 mg in Healthy Lactating Women
- Cacao Butter as Prophylaxis for Nipple Problems: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
- The Ritual Value of Mothers Expressing and Donating Breast Milk After Their Infant’s Death
- Persistent Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Reduces Breastfeeding Exclusiveness and Duration: A Prospective Cohort Study
- Fast food diet before pregnancy can impact breast milk and baby’s health, say scientists
Perspectives & Resources
- Foods for infants and young children: a matter of concern? – WHO | World Health Organization
- Amazon didn’t give workers breaks to pump breast milk – lawsuit
- Why Is Breastfeeding in the Workplace Still Such a Contentious Topic?
- Baby-Friendly Hospitals’ Aim to Break Down Barriers to Breastfeeding
- Funding Opportunity: CDC-RFA-DP23-2312: The State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (SPAN)
- Funding Opportunity: CDC-RFA-DP23-2313: The High Obesity Program (HOP)
- Funding Opportunity: CDC-RFA-DP23-2314: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)
- American Academy of Pediatrics published an updated resource titled “FAQ on Management of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- U.S. Department of Agriculture released several resources on supporting breastfeeding families. A new series of webpages features words of affirmation for mothers, partners, grandparents, and friends
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Minority Health and Health Equity launched a new webpage dedicated to providing a greater understanding of health equity
- Breastfeeding Week 2022: A lactation expert debunks 10 breastfeeding myths – Healthshots
MULTILANGUAGE RESOURCES
- “Madres que están lactancia maternal Protecciones Laborales” is a Spanish language version of the “Nursing Mothers Workplace Protections” flyer featuring information on the Break Time for Nursing Mothers law.
- Breastfeeding Medicine in the Ukraine Free eCourse
FORMULA SHORTAGE
- White House Infant Formula Website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/formula