Respectful, Equitable, and Supportive Postpartum Care

Innovations in Breastfeeding Support

Mestre, Cathleen T. BS*; Excellent, Darchelle BSN, RN†; Jaynes, Shewit MSPH, BSN, RN†; Louis-Jacques, Adetola F. MD‡

Author Information

*University of Florida College of Medicine

‡Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida

†Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina

National Institutes of Health NICHD (U01 DA055358-01), Role: Co-Investigator. Functional consequences of bacterial-fungal dysbiosis in E/VLBW infants. 02/20/2022-02/19/2024. National Institutes of Health NIDA (U01 DA055358-01) Role: Co-Investigator. UF site for Healthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study. 09/30/2021-6/30/2026. Merck for Mothers Safer Childbirth Cities Grant, Role: Key Personnel. Improving Equity in Perinatal Mental Wellness. 3/1/21-9/30/23.

The authors declare that they have nothing to disclose.

Correspondence: Adetola F. Louis-Jacques, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Florida College of Medicine, 100294 Gainesville FL. E-mail: [email protected]

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology 65(3):p 648-662, September 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000736

Abstract

Despite the numerous benefits that breastfeeding confers to those who breastfeed and their infants, the United States’ exclusive breastfeeding rates and any breastfeeding rates at 12 months remain low and inequitable. This public health crisis has been prioritized in the US Healthy People 2030 goals. Current evidence-based practices to support lactation have afforded limited progress, thus, achieving national breastfeeding goals requires innovative ideas in thinking, technology, and care. This article highlights potential innovative strategies in the field of lactation to improve outcomes and work toward achieving health equity, while underscoring the critical role that perinatal caregivers play in lactation support.

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