Well-Child Care Disparities in U.S. Military Health System.

Objective: To describe adherence rates for well-child visits among military children in the first 15 months of life and identify any disparities in adherence in a universally insured population.

Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using the Military Health System data repository which included children who were born between October 2013 and September 2016 and were eligible for TRICARE (the military health insurance program). Children were followed from zero to fifteen months of life to assess adherence with a national Health Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) metric of 6 well visits during this period.

Timing of Circumcision and Breastfeeding Frequency: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objective: To date, there is little in the literature that describes any relationship between newborn circumcision, its timing, and breastfeeding outcomes. We sought to determine if the timing of circumcision in term, healthy newborns affects exclusive breastfeeding rates during the first 6 months of life.

Methods: One hundred and forty-eight maternal-infant dyads were enrolled in a randomized, multicenter, clinical trial between June 2016 and July 2019.

Timing of Circumcision and Breastfeeding Initiation Among Newborn Boys.

Background And Objectives: Newborn circumcision, particularly in the first 24 hours of life, has been thought to adversely affect breastfeeding initiation. However, no studies specifically support an association between early circumcision and difficulty with breastfeeding initiation or maintenance. This study was designed to determine whether timing of newborn circumcision affects rates of exclusive breastfeeding during the first 2 weeks of life.