OBJECTIVE: To examine dose–response relationships between the cumulative number of
months women lactated and postmenopausal risk factors for cardiovascular disease. …

The aim of this study was to quantify the excess cases of pediatric and maternal disease,
death, and costs attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding rates in the United States. Using the …

Objective Unintended pregnancy is common and disproportionately occurs among low-income
women. We conducted a qualitative study with low-income women to better typologize …

BACKGROUND: Lactation has been associated with improvements in maternal glucose
metabolism. METHODS: We explored the relationships between lactation and risk of type 2 …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the US maternal health burden from current breastfeeding rates
both in terms of premature death as well as economic costs. METHODS: Using literature on …

Introduction The safety of abortion in the United States has been documented extensively.
In the context of unwanted pregnancy, however, there are few data comparing the health …

Objective To estimate the disease burden and associated costs attributable to suboptimal
breastfeeding rates among non-Hispanic blacks (NHBs), Hispanics, and non-Hispanic whites (…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether advance provision of emergency contraception increases
its use and/or adversely affects usual contraceptive practices. METHODS: We performed a …

BACKGROUND: Ambivalence towards pregnancy is rarely acknowledged in policy discussions.
METHODS: We surveyed 441 nonpregnant women who consecutively presented to two …

… Eleanor Bimla Schwarz was funded by NICHD K23 HD051585. … Eleanor Bimla
Schwarz MD, MS … Akers MD, MPH & Eleanor Bimla Schwarz MD, MS …