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Miriam H. Labbok
Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Publications - 123
Citations - 6003
Miriam H. Labbok is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breastfeeding & Population. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 123 publications receiving 5620 citations. Previous affiliations of Miriam H. Labbok include University of Michigan & United States Agency for International Development.
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Epidemiology of basal-like breast cancer
Robert C. Millikan,Beth Newman,Chiu Kit Tse,Patricia G. Moorman,Kathleen Conway,Lisa V. Smith,Miriam H. Labbok,Joseph Geradts,Jeannette T. Bensen,Susan A. Jackson,Sarah J. Nyante,Chad A. Livasy,Lisa A. Carey,H. Shelton Earp,Charles M. Perou +14 more
TL;DR: In the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, a population-based, case-control study of African-American and white women, the authors found that up to 68% of basal-like breast cancer could be prevented by promoting breastfeeding and reducing abdominal adiposity as mentioned in this paper.
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Toward consistency in breastfeeding definitions.
TL;DR: The schema and framework acknowledge that the term "breastfeeding" alone is insufficient to describe the numerous types of breastfeeding behavior and subdivide full breastfeeding into categories of exclusive and almost exclusive breastfeeding, and differentiate among levels of partial breastfeeding.
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Effects of breastfeeding on the mother.
TL;DR: In the rush to find nutrient alternatives to breastfeeding, a theme that dominated research on infant feeding throughout the twentieth century, only recently have new findings that reconfirm the importance of breastfeeding for maternal and child health begun to influence medical texts and health policy.
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Breastfeeding: maintaining an irreplaceable immunological resource
TL;DR: In this era of public–private partnerships, can breastfeeding's role as an irreplaceable immunological resource help keep it at the top of global agendas?
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Hospital Practices and Women's Likelihood of Fulfilling Their Intention to Exclusively Breastfeed
TL;DR: Hospitals should implement policies that support breastfeeding with particular attention to eliminating supplementation of healthy newborns.