Do Breast Implants Influence Breastfeeding? A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies

Cheng, Fengrui; Dai, Shuiping; Wang, Chiyi; Zeng, Shaoxue; Chen, Junjie; Cen, Ying

doi:10.1177/0890334418776654

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“…These procedures often sever milk ducts, thus disrupting milk removal and, over time, potentially isolating glandular tissue, causing milk stasis and ultimately apoptosis and regression of the tissue. Alternatively, in some instances breast implants may have been inserted into breasts that were already hypoplastic [73][74][75][76].…”

Section: Breast Anatomy and Milk Productionmentioning

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25 Years of Research in Human Lactation: From Discovery to Translation

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Researchers have recently called for human lactation research to be conceptualized as a biological framework where maternal and infant factors impacting human milk, in terms of composition, volume and energy content are studied along with relationships to infant growth, development and health. This approach allows for the development of evidence-based interventions that are more likely to support breastfeeding and lactation in pursuit of global breastfeeding goals. Here we summarize the seminal findings of our research programme using a biological systems approach traversing breast anatomy, milk secretion, physiology of milk removal with respect to breastfeeding and expression, milk composition and infant intake, and infant gastric emptying, culminating in the exploration of relationships with infant growth, development of body composition, and health. This approach has allowed the translation of the findings with respect to education, and clinical practice. It also sets a foundation for improved study design for future investigations in human lactation.

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Section: Breast Anatomy and Milk Productionmentioning

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25 Years of Research in Human Lactation: From Discovery to Translation

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“…For persons with breast implant surgery, Cheng and colleagues showed a somewhat higher incidence of impaired lactation in their meta‐analysis of 5 studies 55 . The studies included 1165 women with implants and more than 40,000 women without implants who served as control subjects in the studies.…”

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“…The summary results were dominated by the hospital discharge study by Roberts et al, which included 378,389 persons 56 . Those with implants had a 39% decreased risk of exclusive breastfeeding (relative risk [RR], 0.63; 95% CI, 0.46‐0.86) and a 22% decrease in any breastfeeding (RR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.81‐0.95) 55 . Jewell et al followed 4600 people who gave birth after a breast implant and found that 79% breastfed and 20% identified they had insufficient milk supply 57 .…”

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Impaired Lactation: Review of Delayed Lactogenesis and Insufficient Lactation

Farah

Barger

Klima

et al. 2021

J Midwife Womens Health

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It is estimated that as many as 1 in 20 women worldwide are unable to successfully breastfeed or provide adequate nutrition for their infants through their breast milk alone. Compromised nutrition in the early stages of life places the infant at risk for insufficient growth as well as serious and potentially disabling or life‐threatening complications. This review summarizes risk factors associated with impaired lactation that may result in either delayed lactogenesis or insufficient lactation. The risk factors for insufficient lactation are categorized into preglandular, glandular, and postglandular causes. Impaired lactation can occur despite maternal motivation, knowledge, support, and appropriate breastfeeding technique. Although there is no clear way to predict who will experience impaired lactation, knowledge about the risk factors can enable health care professionals to better identify at‐risk mother‐infant dyads. Early intervention may help prevent infant complications associated with inadequate nutritional intake.

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“…But most studies focused on the impact of breast implant on breastfeeding. [2,5–7] The association between breast implant in mother and adverse outcomes in offspring was rarely studied at early stage until some hospitalized cases of children probably induced by breastfeeding by mother with breast implant were reported. [8–11] Fortunately, several studies of which the data were from the Nordic European countries present the impact of breast implant on the rate of morbidity in offspring.…”

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“…[1] Although the evidence on this association remained inconclusive due to small number of studies, limited statistical power and without quantitative meta-analysis, systematic review and meta-analyses have suggested that the women with breast implant are less likely to have exclusive breastfeeding. [6,7] It is plausible that breast implant may influence offspring's health by less breastfeeding in long term, because breastfeeding has been suggested as an independent protective factor on development and health of babies and psychological health of mothers. [15–18] Thus, it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to confirm whether breast implant in mother can increase the risk of long-term adverse health outcomes in offspring.…”

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Health outcomes in offspring of mother with breast implants

Song

Dang

et al. 2019

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Background:An increasing number of women undergo breast augmentation at their reproductive age. The most existing evidence focuses on the impact of breast implant on the index women's health and breastfeeding after they give birth to a child. No previous systematic review has investigated the association between breast implant in mother and health outcomes in offspring. In this study, we aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the influence of breast implant on offspring's health outcomes.Methods:A comprehensive search strategy will be conducted including the following databases: MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang Data. The World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) will be searched as well for retrieving the ongoing studies. The cohort study and case–control study will be considered as eligible study if investigating the impact of breast implant in mother on health outcomes in offspring. The risk of bias of included studies will be appraised by the Newcastle–Ottawa scale.Results:The results of this study will be presented in the full-text of the systematic review.Conclusion:This systematic review and meta-analysis will infer a conclusion on the association between breast implant in mother and health outcomes in offspring, and the quality of existing evidence.PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019121221

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Do Breast Implants Influence Breastfeeding? A Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies

Abstract: Participants with breast implants are less likely to establish breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding. Periareolar incision does not appear to reduce the exclusive breastfeeding rate.

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25 Years of Research in Human Lactation: From Discovery to Translation

25 Years of Research in Human Lactation: From Discovery to Translation

Impaired Lactation: Review of Delayed Lactogenesis and Insufficient Lactation

Health outcomes in offspring of mother with breast implants

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