"Breast Feeding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The nursing of an infant at the breast.
| Descriptor ID |
D001942
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.407.199 G07.203.650.195 G07.203.650.220.500.500 G07.203.650.353.199
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Breast Feeding".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Breast Feeding".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Breast Feeding" by people in this website by year, and whether "Breast Feeding" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Feeding" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and postpartum and human milk feeding non-initiation and discontinuation. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 08 05; 195(8):2121-2130.
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Breastfeeding Intensity and Duration and Growth Trajectories in GDM Exposed Infants: The SWIFT Study. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Aug; 21(8):e70128.
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Comparison of Lactation Information from Electronic Health Records with Survey Data Across Five US Health Systems. Epidemiology. 2026 Mar 01; 37(2):198-206.
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Maternal factors associated with plasma concentrations of endocrine-disrupting persistent organic pollutants including PFAS among Hispanic women from pregnancy to the post-delivery period. Environ Int. 2025 Sep; 203:109723.
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Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2025 May 06; 333(17):1527-1537.
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Maternal Leave Practices and Health Outcomes After Prolonged Postnatal Infant Hospitalization. J Pediatr. 2025 Aug; 283:114621.
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Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 May; 33(5):996-1010.
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Patterns in Mothers' Recollection of Health Care Providers' Young Child Feeding Recommendations. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 11; 54(11):1024-1033.
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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: The Missing Link in Discovering the Role of Lactation in Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 10 18; 11(20):e027707.
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The Effect of Readmission for Phototherapy on Early Breast Milk Feeding. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 05 01; 12(5):e146-e153.