Hi Jules,
You could try a proximity search (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd22/nd22_pubmed_proximity_search_available.html). I looked up the MeSH for breast feeding, and the definition was "nursing of an infant," so for a proximity search you could try "nursing infant"[Title/Abstract:~3]. Depending on other variables in your search, you might combine other words with nursing (mother, parent, infant, child, baby, etc.), but I don't know if that would skew your results drastically.
Dani
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Dani LaPreze
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Original Message:
Sent: May 02, 2024 08:34 AM
From: Jules Bailey
Subject: Nursing as a term for breast feeding / breastfeeding
Hello! I am running a search in PubMed for breastfeeding and related terms (breast milk, lactation, etc.). I was wondering about using the term "nursing" as a synonym, but this is obviously problematic because that term is more commonly used for the profession of nursing, which has many, many results in PubMed.
Are there any resources or recommendations available for this? Is there a way to include nursing as a synonym for breastfeeding while excluding results that only mention the profession of nursing without mentioning breastfeeding? Is it best to just not include the term nursing as a synonym for breastfeeding for that reason?
Thank you!
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Jules Bailey
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