BACkgROUND/CURRENt RECOmmENDAtIONS Breastfeeding has long been documented
as the ideal method for feeding and promoting the optimal development of infants and …

Breastfeeding is beneficial to the health of the maternal–infant dyad; it improves
psychosocial interactions, reduces economic burdens, and is valuable to society. The …

Breastfeeding practice is the biologic norm for Homo sapiens and dates back some 40,000
years. Until the last several decades, breastfeeding was the norm, and wet-nursing was the …

Breastfeeding is the method of infant feeding supported by many professional organizations,
including the American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 the American College of Obstetrics and …

Based on the compelling “health, nutritional, immunologic, developmental, psychological,
social, economic, and environmental benefits” 1 of breastfeeding, the American Academy of …

In their most recent breastfeeding policy statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) reaffirmed their long-standing recommendation of exclusive breastfeeding for about …

Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

Breastfeeding is arguably one of the most important decisions a mother can make after
making the decision to have children. The decision to breastfeed, as opposed to formula …

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), developed in 1991 by the World Health
Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund to improve maternity care practices …

“Breastfeeding saves lives” and “Breast is best!” are well-known slogans for physicians and
women. Putting the newborn to the breast to nurse is now considered “normative” in the …