Shannon C Conrey, Allison R Burrell, Mary A Staat, Dorcas M Washington, Diana H Taft, Laurie Nommsen-Rivers, Ardythe L Morrow
Background and Objectives: Few U.S. women meet the public health recommendations to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months and continue breastfeeding for at least 1-2 years. We compared prenatally collected demographic, health, and breastfeeding support/intention variables to examine how these factors intersect to predict meeting breastfeeding recommendations. Methods: PREVAIL, a CDC-funded birth cohort in Cincinnati, OH, was approved by the IRB at CDC, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and the hospitals where enrollment (third trimester, 2017-2018) occurred...
January 25, 2024: Breastfeeding Medicine