Publications by authors named "Jennifer Dellaport"
Interest in farm to early care and education (ECE) programming, which consists of gardening, nutrition education, and local food procurement, has been growing in the United States, as it may be a promising technique for promoting healthful foods to young children. However, there is limited information about current farm to ECE efforts in specific states, including Colorado, to support funding and resource needs. An online survey was distributed to licensed Colorado ECE providers in two phases to understand current participation in the farm to ECE as well as provider perspectives on benefits and barriers to programming.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This project describes the development of a protocol that compared issuing multi-user electric breast pumps to single-user breast pumps for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participants.
Methods: Forty breastfeeding mothers participating in WIC who were separated from their infants ≥30 hours a week, planned to offer breastmilk until their infants turned 1 year, and used a WIC-loaned electric breast pump for at least 1 month were enrolled in the project.
Results: Results of this project indicate that an appropriate protocol to administer single-user electric breast pumps was developed and may provide some benefits to both WIC and WIC mothers.
Background: A high percentage (83%) of mothers in Colorado initiate breastfeeding; but in keeping with national breastfeeding trends, many of them discontinue breastfeeding within the first few months. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of hospital practices on breastfeeding duration and whether the effects differed based on maternal socioeconomic status.
Methods: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System data were used to calculate breastfeeding duration rates for all Colorado mothers in 2002 to 2003.