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Ongoing research projects
Click each link below to find details of studies related to our areas of research.
Breastfeeding, race and ethnicity
Race, ethnicity, and maternal place of birth are important predictors of breastfeeding. Since its inception, the Breastfeeding Center work has focussed on these issues. BMC serves a largely minority and immigrant population.
Maternal Birthplace and Breastfeeding Initiation Among Term and Preterm Infants: A Statewide Assessment for Massachusetts: link here to the PDF version!
Commentary: Breastfeeding. race and ethnicity: link here
Baby-Friendly research
NICU peer counselors
Breastfeeding duration among infants born in a Baby-Friendly hospital
Hospital Education of Lactation Professionals (HELP)
Tool for measuring compliance with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Ten Steps in the hospital setting
Breastfeeding information in medical text books
Study on prolactin administration and breast milk production: with Corinne Welt, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital: Study ongoing
Study on iodine levels in colostrum: with the Dept. of Endocrinology, BMC: Study ongoing
Breastfeeding patterns among Latina women in the hospital: new study
Clinician Knowledge and Breastfeeding: new study
Accuracy of Breastfeeding Data on the Massachusetts Birth Certificate: new study
Formula Company Sponsored Discharge Bags: Nationwide Distribution: new study
Links to breastfeeding relevant research papers by Breastfeeding Center and other BMC researchers
(Educational materials for Project HELP courses (Jan 2005 - Dec 2006); BUSPH courses Fall 2006)
The Effect of Peer Counselors on Breastfeeding Rates
in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial (Archives, Merewood et al, 2006)
Breastfeeding Rates in Baby-Friendly Hospitals:Results of a National Survey (Pediatrics, Merewood et al, 2006)
Breast Pump Access in the Inner City: A Hospital-Based Initiative to Provide Breast Pumps for Low-Income Women (Journal of Human Lacatation, Chamberlain et al, 2006)
Baby-Friendly: snappy slogan or standard of care? (Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed, Philipp/Radford, 2006)
Calls to an Inner-City Hospital Breastfeeding Telephone Support Line (Journal of Human Lactation, Chamberlain et al, 2004)
Efforts to Promote Breastfeeding in the United States: Development of a National Breastfeeding awareness Campaign (Journal of Human Lactation, Merewood/Heinig, 2004)
The Baby-Friendly way: the best breastfeeding start (Pediatric Clinics of N. America, Philipp/Merewood, 2004)
Breastfeeding Information in Pediatric Textbooks Needs Improvement (Journal of Human Lactation, Philipp et al, 2004)
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Increases Breastfeeding Rates in a US Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU (Journal of Human Lactation, Merewood et al, 2003)
Promoting Breastfeeding in an Inner-City Hospital: How to Address the Concerns of the Maternity Staff Regarding Illicit Drug Use (Journal of Human Lactation, Merewood/Philipp 2003)
Sustained breastfeeding rates at a US baby-friendly hospital (Pediatrics, Philipp et al, 2003)
Peer Counselors for Breastfeeding Mothers in the Hospital Setting:Trials, Training, Tributes, and Tribulations (Journal of Human Lactation, Merewood/Philipp, 2003)
Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative Improves Breastfeeding Initiation Rates in a US Hospital Setting (Pediatrics, Philipp et al, 2001)
Implementing change: Becoming baby-friendly in an inner city hospital (Birth, Merewood/Philipp, 2001)
Becoming Baby-Friendly: Overcoming the Issue of Accepting Free Formula (Journal of Human Lactaction, Merewood/Philipp, 2000)
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