Breast is no longer best
Promoting normal infant feeding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15536629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nina J Berry (University of Wollongong, corresponding author), Karleen D Gribble, Karleen Gribble (0000-0003-4774-1589, Western Sydney University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-79 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Maternal and Child Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1740-8695 • E-ISSN: 1740-8709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2007.00100.x |
| PMID | 18171409 |
| OpenAlex | W2160325631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 35 |
The recent release of new growth charts by the World Health Organization (WHO) heralds a fresh understanding of what constitutes normal infant growth and development. The Multicenter Growth Reference Study that underpins these new growth standards 'establish[es] breastfed infants as the normative model for growth and development'. This is in contrast to past practice, which treated breastfeeding as the optimal, rather than the normal, way to feed babies. This idealization of breastfeeding has been counterproductive, because it has reinforced a perception that formula feeding is the standard way of feeding babies. It is, therefore, suggested that breastfeeding promotion and education programmes should abandon the 'breast is best' message in favour of messages that normalize breastfeeding, and that future research ought to use infants breastfed according to WHO recommendations as the norm reference or control group in every instance
Breast feeding · Breastfeeding · Breastfeeding promotion · Environmental health · Infant formula · Infant nutrition · Norm (philosophy · Normative · Population · Research methodology · Birth, Development, and Health · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Pediatrics
Off to the best start’
Carer and staff perspectives on supplementary suckling for treating infant malnutrition
The Use, Perceived Effectiveness and Safety of Herbal Galactagogues During Breastfeeding
Maternal Knowledge, Attitudes and Self-efficacy in Relation to Intention to Exclusively Breastfeed Among Pregnant Women in Rural Bangladesh
Contested moral landscapes
Effect of a hospital policy of not accepting free infant formula on in-hospital formula supplementation rates and breast-feeding duration
The risk of infectious pathogens in breast-feeding, donated human milk and breast milk substitutes
Rights of Children in Relation to Breastfeeding in Child Protection Cases
When 'breast' is no longer 'best
WHO Child Growth Standards based on length/height, weight and age
Duration of Breastfeeding and Risk of Overweight
A qualitative study of women’s views about how health professionals communicate about infant feeding
Breast-feeding at 12 months of age and dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants
Breast is best
Breast is best
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |