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 109 publications over 21 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	0	2	2
2010	1	2	3
2011	3	1	4
2012	4	0	4
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	1	4
2020	3	2	5
2021	4	6	10
2022	7	7	14
2023	4	4	8
2024	8	0	8
2025	3	1	4

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

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 05 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 03 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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Parker MG, Rice F, Peguero C, Evans A, Schiff DM, Colvin B, Friedman H, Harer K, Kerr SM, Corwin MJ, Heeren TC, Colson ER, Wachman EM. Use of Practices to Reduce of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Among Caregivers of Opioid Exposed Newborns. J Addict Med. 2025 Jul-Aug 01; 19(4):418-422.

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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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