Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes In Developed Countries

Source: Ip S, Chung M, Raman G, et al. Breastfeeding and maternal and infant health outcomes in developed countries. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 153. AHRQ Publication No. 07-E007. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2007. Retrieved from http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/brfout/brfout.pdf on June 10, 2007.In this 400-page report, prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the authors evaluate studies of the effects or associations of breastfeeding on various child and maternal outcomes. In a screening of over 9,000 abstracts, researchers from the Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-Based Practice Center identified 43 primary studies…