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Published on: September 22, 2023
Questioning current definitions for breastfeeding research
Joy Noel-Weiss1, Sonya Boersma, Sonya Kujawa-Myles
1School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth RGN3051, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada. Joy.Noel-Weiss@uottawa.ca.
Background:
The aim of this paper is to examine how breastfeeding is defined for research purposes.
Discussion:
Current breastfeeding definitions focus on the amount of breast milk an infant receives and do not encompass how a baby is fed. Our concerns are that key variables are not measured when mothers are pumping or expressing their milk and bottle feeding. It seems the breastfeeding relationship is not considered in the definition.
Conclusion:
While we appreciate the implications of full versus partial breastfeeding in research studies, we also believe the method of infant feeding to be significant. Researchers should develop new definitions.
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