Breast-feeding in a low-income population: program to increase incidence and duration

Article Abstract:

A comprehensive breastfeeding promotional program aimed at low-income women appears to increase the rate and duration of breastfeeding. Of 108 low-income pregnant women, 51 participated in a breastfeeding intervention program and 57 received standard care. The intervention included comprehensive breastfeeding education and support beginning in the prenatal period and continuing into the first year of infancy. Sixty-one percent of women in the intervention group and 32% of women who received standard care breastfed their infants. The median duration of breastfeeding was 84 days among women in the intervention group and 33 days in the standard care group. Among women who initially planned to bottlefeed their infants or who had not selected a feeding method, those in the intervention group were significantly more likely than women in the control group to ultimately breastfeed.

Evaluation, Services, Pregnant women, Breast feeding, Poor women

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Sore Nipples in Breast-feeding Women

Article Abstract:

Using breast shells and lanolin appear to be more effective than hydrogel moist wound dressing in preventing sore nipples in women who breastfeed. Sore nipples can cause a woman to stop breastfeeding and the nipples may become infected. Researchers compared both treatments in a study of 42 breastfeeding women. Both treatments were effective, but breast shells and lanolin were more effective than the wound dressing. Women using the dressings were more likely to develop nipple infections.

Prevention, Inflammation, Mastitis, Breast

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Management of Sore Throats in Children

Article Abstract:

Children with sore throats should generally be tested by throat culture prior to initiating drug therapy. Researchers evaluated seven treatment strategies, including no testing or treatment, empirical treatment, culturing, or rapid streptococcus testing. Throat culturing cost an average of $6.85 per patient, and was the most effective and affordable strategy.

United States, Care and treatment, Children, Cultures (Biology), Pharyngitis, Sore throat

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