JKB Medical Exams, Monument, Colorado, USA.
Breastfeed Med. 2012 Dec;7(6):436-41. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0113. Epub 2012 Jun 25.
Evidence continues to accumulate showing the benefits of breastfeeding to infants, mothers, and society as a whole. However, breastfeeding success rates nationwide have consistently fallen short of recommendations set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics. There are several potential barriers to successful breastfeeding, and many of these could be magnified in the demanding careers of military members and their families. We surveyed 254 women at a regional military medical facility, both active duty members and dependents of active duty members, regarding their ability to successfully breastfeed their infants. We found that American Academy of Pediatrics target goals in this population as a whole were indeed nearly met at this facility, but also found that active duty members and those who encountered military-related difficulty fell well short of these goals. These findings suggest potential barriers to breastfeeding success that warrant further study from the U.S. Department of Defense.
证据不断积累，表明母乳喂养对婴儿、母亲和整个社会都有好处。然而，全国母乳喂养成功率一直低于美国儿科学会提出的建议。母乳喂养成功存在一些潜在障碍，其中许多障碍在军人及其家庭的高要求职业中可能会被放大。我们调查了一家地区军事医疗中心的 254 名女性，包括现役军人及其现役军人家属，了解她们成功母乳喂养婴儿的能力。我们发现，该设施的整体情况几乎达到了美国儿科学会的目标，但也发现现役军人及其遇到与军事相关困难的人远未达到这些目标。这些发现表明母乳喂养成功存在潜在障碍，值得美国国防部进一步研究。
