Elsevier makes available key articles in support of World Breastfeeding Week 2010

- Special Issue and Other Select Articles to be Made Freely Available Online

In support of World Breastfeeding Week 2010, Elsevier - the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services - is pleased to open access to selected articles related to breastfeeding from the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, Midwifery and the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Midwives and pediatric nurse practitioners play a central role in supporting and advocating for breastfeeding.

The full contents of a special issue of the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, titled, "Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: A Guide for Clinical Practice " can be accessed at the JMWH website: http://www.jmwh.com/. The entire issue highlights the role of midwives and other women's health professionals in encouraging breastfeeding. Topics include new scientific research on breastfeeding and its benefits, problems that can interfere with lactation and breastfeeding, and essential education for breastfeeding mothers.

Elsevier has also made available key articles from Midwifery and the Journal of Pediatric Health Care in support of World Breastfeeding Week:

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

NAPNAP Position Statement on Breastfeeding Journal of Pediatric health Care (http://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(06)00732-2/fulltext) (Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages A39-A40, March 2007.)

Role of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Promoting Breastfeeding for Late Preterm Infants in Primary Care Settings ( http://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(09)00076-5/fulltext ) (by Azza H. Ahmed - Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 116-122, March 2010.)

Parent-Infant Co-sleeping and Its Relationship to Breastfeeding (http://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(06)00258-6/fulltext ) (by Stephanie D. Buswell and Diane L. Spatz - Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 22-28, January 2007.)

The lactation consult: Problem solving, teaching, and support for the breastfeeding family (http://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(04)00172-5/fulltext) (by Maureen Hoag Dann - Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages 12-16, January 2005.)

Midwifery

Building a place for the father as an ally for breast feeding (http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138(07)00029-0/fulltext ) (by Cleide M. Pontes, Monica M. Osorio, and Aline C. Alexandrino - Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 195-202, April 2009.)

Effect of an extended midwifery postnatal support programme on the duration of breast feeding: A randomised controlled trial ( http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138(08)00035-1/fulltext ) (by Susan J. McDonald, Jennifer J. Henderson, Shani Faulkner, Sharon F. Evans, and Ronald Hagan - Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 88-100, February 2010.)

Women's views and experiences of breast feeding: positive, negative or just good for the baby? (http://www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138(08)00048-X/fulltext ) (by Della A. Forster and Helen L. McLachlan - Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 116-125 (February 2010)

Sponsored by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, World Breastfeeding Week is held each year from August 1 to 7. This year's theme, "Just 10 Steps," draws attention to the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding - a supportive pathway enabling women to achieve their breastfeeding intentions.

The Ten Steps also provide healthcare professionals with guidance in the support of breastfeeding. World Breastfeeding Week 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the Innocenti Declaration, which called for implementation of the Ten Steps in all maternity facilities.

For complete information on World Breastfeeding Week 2010, visit http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/.

Notes to Editors:

The full text of "Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: A Guide for Clinical Practice" is freely available online at the JMWH website.