"Breast Feeding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The nursing of an infant at the breast.
| Descriptor ID |
D001942
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.407.199 G07.203.650.195 G07.203.650.220.500.500 G07.203.650.353.199
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Breast Feeding".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Breast Feeding" by people in this website by year, and whether "Breast Feeding" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Feeding" by people in Profiles.
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McConnell M, Alsager A, Fuchu P, Sriprasad S, Simoncini L, Drainoni ML, Cordova-Ramos EG, Pe?a MM, Madore L, Kalluri NS, Silverstein M, Schofield H, Farah MJ, Fink G, Parker MG. CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). BMC Pediatr. 2025 May 15; 25(1):383.
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Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Hwang SS, Standish KR, Parker MG. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mother's Milk Provision Among Mothers of Preterm Infants. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 May 01; 8(5):e2510781.
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Kalluri NS, Padilla-Garza E, Kehoe T, Andrews C, Schantz-Dunn J, Riley J, Pomerleau M, Lee AC, Sen S. Implementation of a Language-Concordant, Culturally Tailored Inpatient Lactation Program. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e250274.
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Griswold MK, Crawford SL, Person SD, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR, Cozier YC. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration Among Primiparous Black Women. Breastfeed Med. 2025 May; 20(5):310-319.
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Hauck FR, Moon RY, Kerr SM, Corwin MJ, Heeren T, Colson E, Parker MG, Kellams A. Mothers Falling Asleep During Infant Feeding. Pediatrics. 2024 Dec 01; 154(6).
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Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Hwang SS, Standish KR, Parker MG. National Trends in Breastfeeding by Gestational Age Category. J Pediatr. 2025 Feb; 277:114388.
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Fantasia HC. Breastfeeding Support Must Acknowledge Individual and Societal-Level Barriers. Nurs Womens Health. 2024 08; 28(4):249-251.
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Schildkrout B, MacGillivray L, Raj S, Lauterbach M. Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex (D-MER): A Novel Neuroendocrine Condition with Psychiatric Manifestations. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2024 07 01; 32(4):133-139.
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Whelan AR, Amanullah S, Gjelsvik A. Prescribing Patterns for Postpartum Contraception Among Breastfeeding Patients Insured Under Medicaid in Rhode Island: A PRAMS Analysis. R I Med J (2013). 2024 Jun 03; 107(6):24-28.
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Gold CL, Bertone-Johnson E. Self-reported history of breastfeeding in relation to recalled age at menarche in the United States. Am J Hum Biol. 2024 08; 36(8):e24067.