ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2016
Reliance on Pumped Mother's Milk Has an Environmental Impact.
Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Measuring Mothers' Viewpoints of Breast Pump Usage.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Nurturing People and Planet: Breastfeeding in Climate Mitigation and Adaptation.Frontiers in sustainable food systems · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Assessment of the Environmental Impact of Different Infant Feeding Types: The Observational Study GREEN MOTHER.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Observational
- Environmental impact of infant feeding type, accessories used and maternal dietary habits: The GREEN MOTHER-I project, a cross-sectional study protocol.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Environmental Impact of Feeding with Infant Formula in Comparison with Breastfeeding.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Marketing BreastInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Potential Impact of Reliance on Expressed Milk Feeding for Maternal and Child Health.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Breastfeeding is an environmentally friendly process; however when feeding relies on pumped mother's milk, the environmental picture changes. Waste plastics and heavy metals raise concerns regarding resource efficiency, waste treatment, and detrimental effects on health. Reliance on pumped milk rather than breastfeeding may also effect obesity and family size, which in turn have further environmental impacts. Information on pump equipment rarely includes environmental information and may focus on marketing the product for maximum profit. In order for parents, health workers, and health policy makers to make informed decisions about the reliance on pumped mother's milk, they need information on the broad and far reaching environmental aspects. There was no published research found that examined the environmental impact of using pumped mother's milk. A project is ongoing to examine this issue.
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