OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Human Lactation is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Rooming-In Practice During the Pandemic: Results From a Retrospective Cohort Study	65
Postpartum Marijuana Use, Perceptions of Safety, and Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: An Analysis of PRAMS Data From Seven States, 2017	52
The State of our Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare Programs: Ten Years After the 2011 Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding	44
Lactation Research: The State of the Science and Pathways Forward	41
Baby Ecology	40
Proactive Lactation Care is Associated With Improved Outcomes in a Referral NICU	27
International Baby Foods Action Network News Brief: Green Feeding and the Code	24
Article: What is Codex, and Why is it Important?: The Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses: Report November 2021	23
The Influence of Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy on Breastfeeding Behavior of Taiwanese Pregnant Women	22
Watch Your Step	22
Book Review: A Review of: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD	19
The Idealization of Infant Formula: A Longitudinal Analysis of Labels in Uruguay	18
The Association Between Type of Supplementation in the Newborn Nursery and Breastfeeding Outcomes at 2 and 6 Months of Age	16
BFHI Network News Brief	15
IBFAN News Brief: Products That Come Under the Scope of the International Code	15
Editorial on Human Milk as a Biological System	14
The Global Lactation Conference You Don’t Want to Miss	14
SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Human Milk After mRNA and Adenovector-Based Vaccination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	13
Comparative Assessment of Pulse Light Treatment and Holder Pasteurization on Nutritional, Physicochemical, Antioxidant, and Microbiological Profile of Human Milk	13
Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee (LEAARC) News Brief LEAARC Announces Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, 2^nd Edition	12
Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence for Scientific Writing: Current Trends	12
Effect of Reflexology on Pain, Fatigue, Sleep Quality, and Lactation in Postpartum Primiparous Women After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	12
Infant Feeding Practices and Social Support Networks Among Immigrant Chinese American Mothers With Economic Disadvantage in New York City	12
Changes in Antisecretory Factor in Human Milk During the Postpartum and Length of Gestation	11
ILCA News Brief	11

Developing a University Student Lactation Policy in the United States	11
English Translation of the Breastfeeding Knowledge Survey for Pediatricians	10
JHL News	10
Utilizing Lactation Acuity to Improve Lactation Services in a U.S. Hospital	10
“At the End of the Day, My Goal is to Help People Feed Their Babies Human Milk”: A Qualitative Exploration of the Pumping Attitudes of Lactation Care Providers	9
Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Arabic Version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form Among Women in the United Arab Emirates	9
BFHI Network News Brief	9
Etonogestrel Implant in the Postpartum Period and its Impact on Biochemical Markers in Secretory Activation: A Pilot Study	9
The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale–Short Form (BSES-SF): German Translation and Psychometric Assessment	8
Considerations When Measuring Exclusive Breastfeeding	8
“A Vulnerable Time To Be a Young Family in an Emergency”: Qualitative Findings From an Exploration of an Emergency Perinatal and Infant Feeding Hotline in Louisiana	8
IBFAN News Brief	8
Historical Research: The History of African American Breastfeeding in the United States	8
Prenatal Provider Breastfeeding Toolkit: Results of a Pilot to Increase Women’s Prenatal Breastfeeding Support, Intentions, and Outcomes	8
Auricular Acupressure on Breast Pain Among Breastfeeding Mothers Receiving Gentle Hand Techniques: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial	8
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) Network News Brief	7
Tandem Breastfeeding and Human Milk Macronutrients: A Prospective Observational Study	7
The Birth and Development of the Lactation Consultant Profession (1980–2007): An Interview With Chele Marmet (Part II)	7
The Use of an Incentive to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes: The Effectiveness of Offering a Free Family YMCA Membership to Increase Support Group Participation	7
JHL News	7
Breastfeeding Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Race/Ethnicity, Age, Education, and Insurance Payor	7
Influence of Maternal Body Fat on Levels of Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, and Obestatin	7
Georgia, USA: A Bellwether in Lactation Care	6
The WHO Code for Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes: Private Sector Power and Industry Accountability	6
Effect of “Teté Dance” on the Duration of the Lactation Session in Irritable Infants in Perú	6
Prolonged Jaundice in a Premature Breastfed Infant With Gilbert’s Syndrome	6
Supporting Direct Breastfeeding for a Tracheostomy-Dependent Extremely Premature Infant: A Case Study	6
Historical Research: More Than Milk: The Origins of Human Milk Banking Social Relations	6
LEAARC NEWS BRIEF: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News	6
Letter to the Editor: Vaccine Must be Provided to Health Professionals Lactating Mothers	6
Interview Marina Rea: A Militant Doctor Active in the Endless Fight for Breastfeeding as a Human Right - A Luta Continua!	6
The Results of Different Heating Temperatures on Activities of Bioactive Proteins in Human Milk	6
Letter to the Editor - Documenting Our History	6
A Comparison of the Timing of Hand Expressing of Human Milk With Breast Massage to Standard Care for Mothers of Preterm Infants: An Exploratory Pilot Using a Randomized Controlled Design	6
New Initiatives at JHL	6
Experiences of Breastfeeding Mothers With Visual Disabilities	5
LEAARC News Brief: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News	5
IBFAN News Brief: Digital Platforms: Powerful Marketing Tools	5
Virtual Lactation Education in a Pandemic	5
Travelling the World to Lecture and to Share Expertise About Breastfeeding: An Interview With Elizabeth Hormann, BA, EdM	5
Perspectives From a Career in Breastfeeding Research, Mentorship, and Advocacy: An Interview With Karen Wambach	5
Letter to the Editor: Breastfeeding Support During Floods in Pakistan	5
An Intergenerational Exploration of Breastfeeding Journeys Through the Lens of African American Mothers and Grandmothers	5
Breastfeeding Behavior Within the Covid-19 Related Obstetric and Neonatal Outcome Study (CRONOS)	5
Protective Influence of Breastfeeding on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women With Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Their Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	5
A Qualitative Exploration of the Reasons for Expressed Human Milk Feeding Informed by the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Theory	4
LEAARC News Brief	4
Book Review: They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South	4
Healthcare Professionals’ Breastfeeding Attitudes and Hospital Practices During Delivery and in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Pre and Post Implementing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative	4
JHL News	4

JHL News	4
Stakeholder Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice Priorities to Increase Human Milk Feeding Rates in the United Kingdom	4
Building an Evidence Base for the Protection and Support of Breastfeeding: An Interview With Adriano Cattaneo	4
The Conception and Birth of the Lactation Consultant Profession (1977–1983): An Interview With Chele Marmet (Part I)	4
Exploring the Efficacy of Comprehensive Management of Breast Abscesses in Restoring Milk Volume	4
Remdesivir and Human Milk: A Case Study	4
News from the Journal of Human Lactation	4
“…[T]his is What We are Missing”: The Value of Communicating Infant Feeding Information Across Three Generations of African American Women	4
Realigning Expectations With Reality: A Case Study on Maternal Mental Health During a Difficult Breastfeeding Journey	4
The Case for a Paradigm Shift in Lactation Care for NICU Families: A Comprehensive Lactation Care Model	4
International Baby Foods Action Network News Brief: IBFAN at the Codex Alimentarius Commission—Adoption of the Guidelines for RUTF	3
Successful Co-Lactation by a Queer Couple: A Case Study	3
Housing Insecurity, Housing Conditions, and Breastfeeding Behaviors for Medicaid-Eligible Families in Urban Settings	3
Changes in Mature Human Milk Macronutrient Composition over 45 years in an Urban Population in Indonesia	3
Climate Change and Infant Nutrition: Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Milk Formula Sold in Selected Asia Pacific Countries	3
Breastfeeding Experiences of Mothers Staying in Temporary Shelter Areas in Disaster-Affected Provinces in the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake	3
JHL News	3
Ambulatory Human Milk Donors: An Innovative Solution for Human Milk Banking in Muslim Countries	3
Lactation Newsmakers: Documenting our History - Supporting Breastfeeding Exchange Relations by Building Equitable and Innovative Solutions: An Interview With João Aprigio Guerra de Almeida	3
Vaccination Beliefs and Attitudes of Lactating People During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic	3
A Republication of TIME WAS. . . 1859: Mothers and Infants, Nurses and Nursing: “Questions to be Settled”	3
Association Between Breastfeeding Peer Support and Confidence in Breastfeeding	3
JHL NEWS	3
In-Home Versus Outpatient Lactation Care: A Comparison of Breastfeeding/ Chestfeeding Self-Efficacy, Experiences, and Outcomes	3
Development and Interrater Reliability of the Lactation Assessment Care Tool	3
Breastfeeding Practices Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Fortaleza, Northeastern Brazil	3
JHL News	3
LEAARC NEWS BRIEF: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News	3
The Influence of Breastfeeding Educational Interventions on Breast Engorgement and Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	3
Letter to the Editor: Breastfeeding and COVID-19 Vaccine: Yes We Can	3
International Lactation Consultant Association News Brief	3
Resiliency in Breastfeeding and Lactation Research: A Conversation About Scholastic Transparency, Bias, and Systems of Support	2
International Baby Foods Action Network (IBFAN) Update: World Breastfeeding Conference, Codex Puts Health Before Trade at Last	2
Breastfeeding Mother and Child Clinical Outcomes After COVID-19 Vaccination	2
Beliefs About Donating Human Milk to a Milk Bank: A Theory-Based Salient Belief Elicitation	2
LEAARC News Brief	2
Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving	2
Being a Black Breastfeeding Researcher in a White Research World: Speaking With One Voice	2
Corrigendum to Neonatal Eating Assessment Tool—Breastfeeding: Reference Values for Infants Less Than 7 Months old	2
International Lactation Consultant Association News Brief	2
In Vitro Stimulation of Whole Milk Specimens: A Field-Friendly Method to Assess Milk Immune Activity	2
Breastfeeding Motivation Predicts Infant Feeding Intention and Outcomes: Evaluation of a Novel Adaptation of the Treatment Self-Regulation Questionnaire	2
The Pandemic Has Brought Too Much Change: Too Many Preprints; Too Many Retractions	2
Associations Between Habitual Dietary Behaviors and Glutamic Acid Levels in Human Milk	2
Breastfeeding Basic Competence in Primary Care: A Spanish Translation and Cross-Cultural Validation of the CAPA Questionnaire	2
Continuous Lactation Support Provided Through the WhatsApp Messaging Application: A Randomized Controlled Trial	2
LEAARC News Brief: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News	2
Developing an Instrument to Measure Public Health Nurses’ Competence Related to Breastfeeding Beyond 12 Months	2
A Comparison of Audio-Only and Audio-Visual Tele-Lactation Consultation Services: A Mixed Methods Approach	2
Legislation and Policies for the Right to Maternity Protection in South Africa: A Fragmented State of Affairs	2
ILCA News Brief: International Lactation Consultant Association Welcomes Nine New Fellows of ILCA	2
Critical Analysis of Reliability and Validity in Literature Reviews	2
Specificity in Research on Human Lactation: Opportunities for Growth	2
Milk Calcium and Phosphorus in Ugandan Women with HIV on Tenofovir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy	2
The Power of Consumer Activism: An Interview With Leah Margulies [Part 1]	2
Advocacy at Work During the Codex Committee on Food Labelling Meeting	2
Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex in Human Lactation: An Integrative Literature Review	2
LEAARC News Brief: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News Equity and Access to Lactation Education	2
Mothers’ Gender-role Ideologies and Exclusive Breastfeeding in Western Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study	2
JHL News	2
Ethical Issues in Breastfeeding and Lactation Interventions: A Scoping Review	2
Trajectories of Breastfeeding-Related Thoughts and Attitudes Among Low-Income Smoke-Exposed Pregnant Women: A Latent Class Growth Analysis	2
Influence of Maternal Dietary Pattern on the Pro-Oxidant and Antioxidant Status of Mother’s Own Milk	2
Postnatal Unit Experiences Associated With Exclusive Breastfeeding During the Inpatient Stay: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey	2
The Association Between Maternal Employment and Breastfeeding Duration With Household Income in Mexico	2
Social Support for Breastfeeding Practice During the COVID-19 Second Wave in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study	2
Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research	2
Historical Research: Conditions of Boarded Out Babies of Wet-Nurses, Colonial Australia	2
What Am I Going to Feed My Baby?	2
The Paradigm Shift in BFHI Step 2: From Training to Competency Verification	2
Historical Research: Infection, a Hazard of Wet-Nursing: How Beliefs About Transmission Historically Have Shaped Protective Measures	2
ILCA News Brief: It Takes a Village!	1
The Influence of Breastfeeding Promotion Programs on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
A Review of Banking on Milk: An Ethnography of Donor Human Milk Relations	1
JHL News	1
LEAARC NEWS BRIEF: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News	1
New Validated Tool to Diagnose Breastfeeding Dysfunction	1
BFHI Network News Brief: Global Meeting in Lille 2024	1
LEAARC News Brief	1
Feeding Patterns of Healthy Term Newborns in the First 5 Days—The Glucose in Well Babies Study (GLOW)	1

The Financial Feasibility for Providing Expanded Access to Donor Milk for Newborns in the Hospital: An Integrative Review	1
The Global Breastfeeding Collective: A Partnership of Prominent International Agencies Calling on Donors, Policymakers, Philanthropists, and Civil Society to Increase Investment in Breastfeeding World	1
Book Review- Modern Maternities: Medical Advice about Breastfeeding in Colonial Calcutta	1
The Next Place in Law and Policy	1
Journal of Human Lactation: Policy Statement About Data Sharing and Data Accessibility	1
Exposure to Baby-Friendly Hospital Practices and Breastfeeding Outcomes of WIC Participants in Maryland	1
Microwave Heating of Human Milk With Direct Temperature Monitoring	1
Factors Influencing Health Professionals’ Decisions Regarding the Indication of Infant Formula: A Qualitative Exploration in Uruguay	1
A Technological Approach to Improved Breastfeeding Rates and Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study	1
“Don’t Feel Like You Have to Do This All on Your Own”: Exploring Perceived Partner Support of Breastfeeding Among Black Women in Kentucky	1
Launch of New Report by the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund: How the Marketing of Formula Milk Influences Infant Feeding Decisions – A Commentary	1
WABA News Brief	1
ILCA News Brief	1
An Evaluation of the Signs of Nipple Trauma Associated With Breastfeeding: A Delphi Study	1
Assessing the Landscape of Lactation Education: Results of a Pilot Survey	1
Exploring Successful Breastfeeding Behaviors Among Women Who Have High Body Mass Indices	1
Fecal Bacterial Communities Differ by Lactation Status in Postpartum Women and Their Infants	1
The Context Sets the Stage: Writing the Setting and Relevant Context Section in a Research Manuscript	1
The Effectiveness of Virtual Lactation Support: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	1
Phenomenology: Researching the Lived Experience	1
ILCA’s Season of Change	1
Telelactation Within the Landscape of Breastfeeding Support: Experiences of Latina Parents	1
Experiences of At-Risk Women in Accessing Breastfeeding Social Support During the Covid-19 Pandemic	1
Noxious Alterations in Human Milk: An Ayurveda Perspective	1
Comparison of Breastfeeding Practices Between Mothers With Term and Preterm Births	1
A Systemic Review of the Difference Between Diets for Preterm Infants Containing Raw Mother’s Own Milk and Frozen or Pasteurized Mother’s Own Milk	1
BFHI News Brief: News From the BFHI Network	1
BFHI Association News: www.bfhinetwork.com	1
The Levels of SARS-CoV-2 Specific Antibodies in Human Milk Following Vaccination	1
BFHI Association News: The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Network Inc	1
Influence of Homogenization in the Physicochemical Quality of Human Milk and Fat Retention in Gastric Tubes	1
Sex and Gender Inclusiveness in Lactation Research	1
A Republication of TIME WAS. . .1908: The Practical Guide to Health, A Popular Treatise on ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, and HYGIENE, with a Scientific Description of Diseases, Their Causes and Treatment. . .	1
An Interview With Gabrielle Palmer, Campaigner Author and Nutritionist, Who Learned From Women Around the World	1
Lactation Assessment for Muslim Breastfeeding Women Who Fast During Ramadan: Understanding an Islamic Legal Dispensation	1
LEAARC NEWS BRIEF: Lactation Education and Approval Review Committee News	1
Enacting a Non-Binary Gender Inclusive Policy Is the Ethical Choice: A Commentary	1
A Critical Review of Breastfeeding Instruments Derived From Self-Determination Theory	1
Critical Analysis: The Often-Missing Step in Conducting Literature Review Research	1
Global Breastfeeding Collective News Brief: Breastfeeding Advocacy and Communications Tools	1
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Educational Program for Primiparous Women to Improve Breastfeeding	1
BFHI Network News Brief: 2022 Survey Results	1
Concentrations of Lead and Arsenic in Mother’s Milk and Children’s Blood in Peruvian Breastfeeding Dyads	1
Operationalizing the Journal of Human Lactation’s Gendered Language Policy	0
The Art of Writing a Lactation Research Paper: Introducing New Author Directions at the Journal of Human Lactation	0
Corrigendum to “Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding Outcomes in Mothers with COVID-19 Infection During the First Weeks of the Pandemic in Spain”	0
Reliability of Markers for Breast Hypoplasia in the Early Postpartum Period	0
Determining Knowledge and Opinions of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses on Wet-Nursing and Human Milk Banks: A Cross-Sectional Study in Türkiye	0
The Gap Between Breastfeeding Research and the Clinical Needs of Lactation Support Providers	0
Associations Between Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences, Material Hardship, and Breastfeeding Challenges in the United States	0
The Space Between	0
Book Review: The Dance of Nurture: Negotiating Infant Feeding Book Review	0
Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Tool—Thai Version: Translation, Validity, and Reliability	0
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding Outcomes in Mothers with COVID-19 Infection During the First Weeks of the Pandemic in Spain	0
Sofia Quintero Romero: Protection and Support of Breastfeeding With a Feminist and Social Justice Lens	0
Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Tribal Mothers in India: Challenges, Cultural Beliefs, and Policy Recommendations	0
BFHI Network News Brief	0
World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) News	0
BFHI Network News Brief: News From the BFHI in Ukraine	0
The Influence of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and Maternity Care Practices on Breastfeeding Outcomes	0
Breastfeeding Measurement - Teleological Considerations: Human Milk Collection for Research	0
State of the Journal 2021	0
A Comparison of Ultrasound Imaging Texture Analyses During the Early Postpartum With the Mode of Delivery	0
ILCA News Brief: Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding, 4^th Edition	0
New Operating Approach to Limit Bacillus Cereus Contamination of Donor Human Milk	0
Non-Puerperal Adoptive Breastfeeding as Lactational Rescue in the Rohingya Refugee Camp: 2 Case Studies	0
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties Using COSMIN	0
Acute Quadriplegia in a Lactating Woman With Mastitis and Breast Abscess	0
Language for Sex and Gender Inclusiveness in Writing	0
Historical Research: A Brief History of the International Baby Food Action Network	0
Electronic Monitoring of Mom’s Schedule (eMOMS™): A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Targeting Postpartum Weight Retention and Breastfeeding Duration Among Populations With Overweight/Obesity	0
Associations Between Breastfeeding, Maternal Emotional Availability, and Infant–Mother Attachment: The Role of Coparenting	0
Applying Research to the Call for Making Breastfeeding and Work, Work	0
Reliability of an Ion-Selective Electrode as a Simple Diagnostic Tool for Mastitis	0
Early Bloomers: A Nursing-Driven Program to Support Human Milk Feeding Among Late Preterm Infants in the Mother-Baby Unit	0
Testing Inclusive Language Revisions of the Breastfeeding Attrition Prediction Tool Using Cognitive Interviewing: A Pilot Study	0
A Republication of TIME WAS. . . 1849: Obstetrics: The Science and the Art	0
About Research - Qualitative Data Collection: Photo Elicitation	0
A Case Study Supporting Lack of SARS-CoV-2 Spread to a 3-Month Old Infant Through Exclusive Breastfeeding	0
The Three Step Framework for Inducing Lactation^TM	0
Expectant Fathers in Malaysia—Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Breastfeeding	0
Letters to the Editor: Mother is Also a Sexed Term	0
Creating a Lactation Research Community Through Use and Reuse of Survey Instruments and Scales	0
Barriers and Facilitators in Lactation Support for the Preterm Mother–Infant Dyad: An Integrated Approach	0
Speaking the Same Language: A Call for Standardized Lactation Terminology in the United States	0
Differences in Analyzed Energy Content Compared to Labeled Information in Banked Human Milk	0
Relational Perspective in Breastfeeding Research	0
Three Continents, Two Fathers, One Donor: A Non-Puerperal Relactation Case Study	0
Breastfeeding Women’s Attitudes About the SARS-COV-2 Vaccine in Spain	0
Flange Size Matters: A Comparative Pilot Study of the Flange FITS^TM Guide Versus Traditional Sizing Methods	0
Book Review: Review of: Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity, by Claudia Goldin	0
About Research: Conducting Better Qualitative Interviews	0
ILCA Association News	0
The Human Milk Metabolome: A Scoping Literature Review	0
Stimulation of Lactation Using Acupuncture: A Case Study	0