Breastfeeding References

  1. Lauer EA, Armenti K, Henning M, Sirois L. Identifying barriers and supports to breastfeeding in the workplace experienced by mothers in the New Hampshire Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children utilizing the total worker health framework. Int J Env Res and Public Hlth. 2019;16(529). 

  1. Joan Younger Meek, Lawrence Noble, Section on Breastfeeding; Policy Statement: Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. Pediatrics July 2022; 150 (1): e2022057988. 10.1542/peds.2022-057988  

  1. Tsai SY. Influence of partner support on an employed mother's intention to breastfeed after returning to work. Breastfeed Med. 2014 May;9(4):222-30. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2013.0127 

  1. Cohen R, Mrtek MB & Mrtek RG. Comparison of maternal absenteeism and infant illness rates among breastfeeding and formula-feeding women in two corporations. American Journal of Health Promotion. 1995;10(2):148-153. 

  1. Smith JP, McIntyre E, Craig L, Javanparast S, Mortensen K. Workplace support, breastfeeding, and health. Fam Matters. 2013;93:58-73. 

  1. Bartick MC, Schwarz EB, Green BD, Jegier BJ, Reinhold AG, Colaizy TT, Bogen DL, Schaefer AJ, Stuebe AM. Suboptimal breastfeeding in the United States: Maternal and pediatric health outcomes and costs. Matern Child Nutr. 2017 Jan;13(1):e12366. 

  1. Walters DD, Phan LTH, Mathisen R. The cost of not breastfeeding: global results from a new tool. Health Policy Plan. 2019 Jul 1;34(6):407-417. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czz050 

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Strategies to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases: The CDC Guide to Strategies to Support Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/BF-Guide-508.pdf  

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Division of Community Health. A Practitioner’s Guide for Advancing Health Equity: Community Strategies for Preventing Chronic Disease. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2013. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/health-equity/health-equity-guide/pdf/HealthEquityGuide.pdf  

  1. National Association of County and City Health Officials & United States Breastfeeding Committee. (2021). Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support: a Blueprint for Communities. Supported with funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through award number: 5 NU38OT000306-03-00. Available from: http://www.breastfeedingcontinuityofcare.org/blueprint  

  1. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). (2008). The business case for breastfeeding: steps for creating a breastfeeding friendly worksite: bottom line benefits. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HRSA. Available from: https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/breastfeeding-home-work-and-public/breastfeeding-and-going-back-work/business-case 

  1. Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US). The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Rockville (MD): Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2011. 

  1. Shealy K, Li R, Benton-Davis S, Grummer-Strawn L. (2005). The CDC guide to breastfeeding interventions. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC. Available from: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/breastfeeding_interventions.pdf  

  1. Slavit W, editor. (2009). Investing in workplace breastfeeding programs and policies: An employer's toolkit. Washington (DC): Center for Prevention and Health Services, National Business Group on Health. Available from: https://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Investing-in-Workplace-BF-Programs.pdf  

  1. Vilar-Compte, M., Hernández-Cordero, S., Ancira-Moreno, M. et al. Breastfeeding at the workplace: a systematic review of interventions to improve workplace environments to facilitate breastfeeding among working women. Int J Equity Health 20, 110 (2021). 

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