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American Family Physician
March 1, 2006
Robert C. Langan |
Discharge Procedures for Healthy Newborns Physicians should use a checklist to facilitate discussions with new parents before discharging their healthy newborn from the hospital. The checklist should include information on breastfeeding, warning signs of illness, and ways to keep the child healthy and safe.   |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005
Blenning & Paladine |
An Approach to the Postpartum Office Visit The postpartum period (typically the first six weeks after delivery) may underscore physical and emotional health issues in new mothers. A structured approach to the postpartum office visit ensures that relevant conditions and concerns are discussed and appropriately addressed. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2001 |
Tips For Breastfeeding Success Why should I breastfeed?... How do I get breastfeeding off to a good start?... How can I tell that my baby is getting enough milk?... What can I do to prevent sore nipples?... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2001
Jeanne P. Spencer |
Medications in the Breast-Feeding Mother Prescribing medications for a breast-feeding mother requires weighing the benefits of medication use for the mother against the risk of not breast-feeding the infant or the potential risk of exposing the infant to medications... |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2002
Hashim & Guillet |
Common Issues in the Care of Sick Neonates Some newborn infants require observation and care that is beyond the scope of a normal newborn nursery. In many hospitals, this level of care is designated intermediate, level II, or special care nursery. Infants in these nurseries may be managed by family physicians... |
ifeminists
December 30, 2003
Katie Allison Granju |
The Milky Way of Doing Business How has the American Academy of Pediatrics been influenced by the $3 billion U.S. infant formula industry? |
Science News
September 23, 2006
Janet Raloff |
Babies Motor Better with Breast Milk Even a few months of breastfeeding appear to confer important motor-coordination benefits on an infant. |
Nursing
October 2011
Elizabeth Heavey |
Obesity in pregnancy: Deliver sensitive care This article addresses the health risks of obesity to mother and baby during pregnancy, labor, and delivery and discusses what you can do to mitigate those risks. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004
Roberts, Ostapchuk & O'Brien |
Infantile Colic The physician's role is to ensure that there is no organic cause for the crying, offer balanced advice on treatments, and provide support to the family. Colic is a diagnosis of exclusion that is made after performing a careful history and physical examination to rule out less common organic causes. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005 |
Taking Care of Yourself After Having a Baby A patient hand out on the issues new mothers face, including postpartum depression, breastfeeding, and birth control. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2003 |
Returning to Work While Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is good for your baby -- and for you. It provides the best nutrition for your baby and protects your baby against many illnesses. Before you return to work, you may want to make a breastfeeding plan. This plan can help you with problems that could keep you from breastfeeding your baby. |
IDB America
January 2004
Daniel Drosdoff |
Good health starts with breastfeeding Health experts urge women everywhere to breastfeed their children, but that advice is especially important in Guyana. The program described in this article tries to promote breast feeding to help solve this counties problem of undernourished children. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2001
Michael Luszczak |
Evaluation and Management of Infants and Young Children with Fever Acute febrile illness in an infant or a young child is a common clinical scenario that can be a diagnostic challenge. The evaluation is guided by the history and physical examination, along with judiciously selected screening tests... |
American Family Physician
April 1, 2002
Nadine Cox |
Infant Botulism Although the worldwide incidence of infant botulism is rare, the majority of cases are diagnosed in the United States. A high index of suspicion is important for the diagnosis and prompt treatment of infant botulism, because this disease can quickly progress to respiratory failure... |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2006
Lesnewski & Prine |
Initiating Hormonal Contraception Physicians can help patients improve their use of birth control by providing anticipatory guidance about the most common side effects, giving comprehensive information about available choices, and honoring women's preferences. |
ifeminists
August 25, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
On Breastfeeding, Rights, and Good Manners Breastfeeding need not devolve into cultural warfare. The issue will yield to courtesy, common sense and a bit of respect for the other person's rights. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2001
Kathy Soch |
Diary from a Week in Practice Discussing conflicting guidelines with patients... Breastfeeding pays off... Rounds help med student self-diagnose... etc. |
Science News
May 25, 2002
Janet Raloff |
On Wheat and Weaning Prolonged breastfeeding appears to offer some babies major intestinal benefits, a new Swedish study finds. The practice prevented or at least delayed the onset of celiac disease in children. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2007
Simon Hadlington |
Breast is Best for IQ - if Your Genes Say so Researchers examining the relationship between breastfeeding and higher IQ test scores in later life have uncovered a link with a gene responsible for modifying fatty acids in the diet. |
American Journal of Nursing
November 2008
Lisa M. Cleveland et al. |
Lead Hazards for Pregnant Women and Children Part 2 Recommendations for prenatal screening and strategies for dealing with lead exposure when it occurs: education, reduction in environmental exposure, treatment options, and developmental surveillance. |
Fast Company
Lindsay Goldwert |
The Horrors Of Pumping Breast Milk At Work (And Why Employers Should Care) For new moms, transitioning from maternity leave back to office life is a rocky adjustment. |
Nurse Practitioner
November 2010
Dreadin & Mancuso |
Diagnostic breast evaluation: When to refer and what the results really mean Diagnostic breast imaging is an important tool in evaluating abnormal physical examination findings and assessing incomplete screening mammographic results. |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Lauren Sandler |
The Mother of All Office Dramas Now that breastfeeding employees have legal rights, will workplace lactation be less embarrassing? Recent years have brought some progress. A third of large corporations now have lactation rooms, according to the Families & Work Institute. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2002 |
How to Prevent Iron Deficiency Anemia in Infants and Toddlers What is iron deficiency anemia?... Should I be worried about iron deficiency anemia?... Who should be tested for iron deficiency and when?... etc. |
Salon.com
January 25, 2001
Katie Allison Granju |
Did "America's pediatrician" sell out? Attachment parenting guru Dr. William Sears is found to have ties to the infant-formula industry... |
American Family Physician
October 15, 2001
Lori Parry |
Quantum Sufficit Biosurgical research unit in Britain given an award for producing sterile maggots used in treating wounds... Finger-length ratios may predict early MI risk... Breast-fed infants may be at lower risk of being overweight through adolescence... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2004
Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter AFMO Launches Web Site for Family Medicine Research... CMS Eliminates Grace Period for Expired Codes... AAFP Publishes Resource for Starting a Medical Practice... AAFP Board Approves Recommendation to Double EB CME Credit... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2004
Genevieve Ressel |
Newsletter FDA Warns Against Using Domperidone to Increase Breast Milk Production... AAFP Members Visit Lawmakers in Washington, D.C... CDC Reports Data on Suicide Behaviors, Risk Factors, and Prevention... etc. |
