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 …

Objective. Public awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding is expected to increase during
and after the national, federally funded Best Start Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign. It is …

Objective. Physician support for breast-feedings mothers has been shown to improve breast-
feeding rates, but no evaluation of the adequacy of physicians' breast-feeding-related …

Background BREASTFEEDING PROVIDES ideal infant nutrition and is the physiologic norm
for mothers and children. 1, 2 Mothers often make a decision regarding breastfeeding early …

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 …

Although the 2022 policy statement on breastfeeding from the American Academy of
Pediatrics primarily addresses clinicians caring for pediatric patients, the Academy urges …

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

In the study presented here, Likert scaled surveys derived from the Surgeon General's
Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding (2000) were mailed to 400 practicing physicians in a …

Objectives To survey pediatricians on their breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and
practices and to compare these results with those of a 1995 study. Design Cross-sectional …

This study investigated both the degree to which pediatricians promote breastfeeding in their
practices, and the attitudes and beliefs about breastfeeding which are associated with their …