How recent is your breastfeeding information?
Breastfeeding research is moving faster than ever – and even the most knowledgeable experts can miss the changes that change the way we support families.
Take this quick quiz to see if your clinical instincts match the latest evidence—everything is based on your latest findings.
T or F? Breastfeeding can help prevent food allergies…but if there’s a strong family history, it probably won’t help.
False! New evidence shows that the allergy-preventing effect of breastfeeding is more pronounced in babies and genetics.
Q: According to the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM), why do most parents not achieve their breastfeeding goals?
Answer: According to ABM, the answer is: Feeding commercial milk without medical indication.
ABM advises avoiding unnecessary additions, recognizing how additions to commercial formula interfere with nursing practices, and encourages physicians to address nursing issues first when an infant is not gaining weight appropriately.
T or F? It is best if breastfeeding providers avoid giving to parents who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth about donating their milk, because doing so can cause a lot of grief.
False. Research shows that many parents who have lost hope wish they had been told about the opportunity to drink and give their own milk.
Question: A recent study found that parents’ history of breastfeeding affects their age at menarche. What are the consequences?
A: Duration of breastfeeding was associated with the onset of menopause in a dose-dependent manner, with those who breastfed for more than 13 months achieving, on average, the earliest age of menopause.
T or F? Current thinking suggests that B-cell precursor acute lymphatic leukemia is present before birth—meaning that feeding people milk is not effective in preventing it.
False. A new study shows that feeding milk to people prevents pre-leukemia from developing into leukemia.
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