Breastfeeding practice in the United States should parallel the recommendations of the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 1 in which breastfeeding is recommended for at …

Family physicians, as doctors of women and children, are in the ideal position to promote
and support breastfeeding. The American Academy of Family Physicians'(AAFP) policy …

Congratulations to the Section on Breastfeeding of the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) on the release of the policy statement ''Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.''1 …

In an important article published in 2006, Belamarich and colleagues1 rightly point out that
general pediatricians are “drowning in a sea of advice.” Reviewing 10 years of American …

All of us who are supporters of breastfeeding wear multiple hats, be it as clinicians,
researchers, educators, public health policy advocates, or role models, and thus I feel free to …

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly
known as WIC, is the nation's premier preventive public health nutrition program. The WIC …

Abstract Background The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding are maternity practices
proven to support successful achievement of exclusive breastfeeding. They also are the …

“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 …

Family physicians are uniquely positioned to influence breastfeeding outcomes because
they care for women and children from preconception counseling through well-child care …