Breast Feeding

"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.

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The nursing of an infant at the breast.

Descriptor ID	D001942
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.407.199 G07.203.650.195 G07.203.650.220.500.500 G07.203.650.353.199
Concept/Terms	Breast Feeding Breast Feeding Feeding, Breast Breastfeeding Breast Feeding, Exclusive Breast Feeding, Exclusive Exclusive Breast Feeding Breastfeeding, Exclusive Exclusive Breastfeeding

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Breast Feeding".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Feeding Behavior [F01.145.407]
Breast Feeding [F01.145.407.199]
Biological Sciences [G]
Physiological Phenomena [G07]
Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
Breast Feeding [G07.203.650.195]
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650.220]
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650.220.500]
Breast Feeding [G07.203.650.220.500.500]
Feeding Behavior [G07.203.650.353]
Breast Feeding [G07.203.650.353.199]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Breast Feeding".

Breast Feeding
Breast Milk Expression

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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.

Bar chart showing 123 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2007	3	1	4
2008	1	2	3
2010	1	2	3
2011	2	1	3
2012	3	0	3
2013	1	2	3
2014	1	2	3
2015	4	2	6
2016	1	6	7
2017	6	1	7
2018	8	2	10
2019	3	2	5
2020	3	2	5
2021	4	6	10
2022	7	7	14
2023	4	4	8
2024	9	1	10
2025	5	3	8
2026	6	2	8

Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Feeding" by people in Profiles.

Moon RY, Colson ER, Hauck FR, Kellams AL, Parker MG, Kerr SM, Geller NL, Boguszewski KE, Bellamy SL, Kiviniemi MT, Corwin MJ. Safe Sleep Video Intervention via Text Messaging to Low-Income Families: The SMARTER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2026 Sep 01; 336(9):774-782.

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Feldman-Winter L, Long S, Ware J, Parker MG, Kakar P, Williams T. Opportunities for Pediatricians to Address Racism and Bias to Reduce Racial Disparities in Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2026 Sep 01; 158(3).

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Standish K, Semenya AM, Ferguson S, Soma SE, Kambhampati R, Artuk D, Yeghiayan S, Lee ACC, Parker MG. Racial Disparities in Patient-Reported Baby-Friendly Breastfeeding Support. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Jul 01; 16(7):618-630.

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Kalluri NS, Peña MM, Parker MG. Social drivers in lactation for mothers of very premature infants. Semin Perinatol. 2026 Jun; 50(4):152232.

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Carlin RF, Parker MG, Kellams AL, Hauck FR, Kerr S, Cornwell BT, Kiviniemi MT, Geller N, Boguszewski KE, Corwin MJ, Colson ER, Moon RY. Delivering safe sleep and breastfeeding education to pregnant and new mothers through private Facebook groups: study protocol for a 4-armed randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2026 04 22; 26(1).

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Anand NS, Kalluri NS, Cordova-Ramos EG, Peaceman A, Fraust-Wylie M, Kubicka Z, Parker MG. Social and structural disparities in family presence and engagement in the NICU. J Perinatol. 2026 Aug; 46(8):1475-1481.

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Cordova-Ramos EG, Colvin BN, Witt RE, Estevez M, Peña MM, Austad K, Colson ER, Drainoni ML, Parker MG. Factors Influencing Mothers' Own Milk Provision Among Spanish-Speaking Latina Mothers of Preterm Infants. J Hum Lact. 2026 05; 42(2):396-405.

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Parker MG, Stellwagen L, Miller ER, Noble L, Corkins MR, Hudak ML. Promoting Human Milk and Breastfeeding for the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2026 02 01; 157(2).

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Lauer JM, Odom AR, Rani A, Story G, Chembe M, Henderson S, Parkerson D, Fink G, Rockers PC, Sela DA, Locks LM. Breastfeeding, the Gut Microbiome, and Growth among Infants in Lusaka, Zambia. J Nutr. 2025 12; 155(12):4253-4263.

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Lopez E, Shehata D, Varghese TK, Doty AA, Erkmen CP, Cooke DT, Odell DD, Freeman K, Servais EL, Holler E, Hu YY, Bilimoria KY, Ceppa DP, Watkins AA. Parenthood and Family Building Challenges Among Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainees. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 02; 121(2):467-474.

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