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 …

Abstract Hospital breastfeeding initiation rates (75%) show that most mothers in the United
States want to breastfeed and are trying to do so. Even from the very start, however, mothers …

The value of breastfeeding for mothers, babies, and society is well established, yet in the
United States too many women do not breastfeed. The US Public Health Service set forth …

Breastfeeding: The Basics, the History, and Barriers in the... : Obstetrical & Gynecological
Survey Breastfeeding: The Basics, the History, and Barriers in the Modern Day : Obstetrical & …

1. Purpose The purpose of this position statement is to emphasize the extent to which
physicians play a central role in the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding. We …

Ihave the good fortune to work at the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ),
where I have the opportunity to help translate numbers and evidence into meaningful action …

One of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect the health
of her infant and herself is to breastfeed. However, in the US, while 75 percent of mothers …

Breastfeeding provides significant health benefits for infants and mothers. However, the
United States continues to fall short of the breastfeeding goals set by the Healthy People …

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

The R enaissance of breastfeeding is at hand. With the energy of an epidemic and the
passion of a crusade, breastfeeding has become the norm for infant feeding. The W orld H …