Breast-Feeding

References

Citations

1. Lawrence RM, Lawrence RA (2009). The breast and the physiology of lactation. In RK Creasy, R Resnik, eds., Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 6th ed., pp. 125–142. Philadelphia: Saunders.

2. American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Breastfeeding (2005). Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics, 115(2): 496–506.

3. Hediger ML, et al. (2001). Association between infant breastfeeding and overweight in young children. JAMA, 285(19): 2453–2460.

4. Gillman MW, et al. (2001). Risk of overweight among adolescents who were breastfed as infants. JAMA, 285(19): 2461–2467.

5. Grummer-Strawn LM, Mei Z (2004). Does breastfeeding protect against pediatric overweight? Analysis of longitudinal data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System. Pediatrics, 113(2): e81–e86.

6. Stuebe AM, et al. (2005). Duration of lactation and incidence of type 2 diabetes. JAMA, 294(20): 2601–2610.

Other Works Consulted

• Krebs NF, Primak LE. (2009). Infant feeding section of Normal childhood nutrition and its disorders. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 19th ed., chap. 10, pp. 275–282. New York: McGraw-Hill.

• Martin RM, et al. (2005). Breastfeeding in infancy and blood pressure in later life: Systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology, 161(1): 15–26.

• Owen CG, et al. (2006). Does breastfeeding influence the risk of type 2 diabetes in later life? A quantitative analysis of published evidence. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 84: 1043–1054.

• Stuebe AM, et al. (2005). Duration of lactation and incidence of type 2 diabetes. JAMA, 294(20): 2601–2610.

• Wagner CL, et al. (2008). Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents. American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report. Pediatrics, 122(5): 1142–1152.

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