American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 155, No. 2 : 115-116
Copyright © 2002 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
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Invited Commentary: Mastitis While Breastfeeding: Old Theories and New Evidence
From Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY 14642 (e-mail: ruth_lawrence@urmc.rochester.edu).
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In the last decade, significant effort has been expended to increase the frequency and duration of breastfeeding in the United States (1
) and throughout the world (2). Gradually, the number of women leaving the hospital breastfeeding in the United States has increased to more than 60 percent (3). The health goals of our nation for the year 2010 target 75 percent of women breastfeeding at hospital discharge, 50 percent still breastfeeding at 6 months, and at least 25 percent breastfeeding for a year (1). One of the side effects of increased incidence of breastfeeding has been an increased incidence of lactational |
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