Background B reastfeeding mothers may encounter unforeseen reasons for separation from
their infants, but more often women express and store milk for planned events, lifestyle …

Background Breastfeeding mothers may encounter unforeseen reasons for separation from
their infants, but more often women need to express and store milk for planned events …

Breastfeeding rates have been chronicled in the United States throughout the past 50 years.
The general purpose of these descriptive data collections has been to provide public health …

Unit, NANN recommends that all infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6
months of life with continued breastfeeding for 1 year or more. Data from the Centers for …

Human milk (HM) feedings from the infant's own mother reduce the risk of numerous short-
term and long-term morbidities, their associated sequelae, and costs of care for premature …

Background Given early opportunities to breastfeed, breastfeeding assistance, and
instruction, the vast majority of mothers and babies will successfully establish breastfeeding …

Breast milk is the recommended nutrition for infants, and is particularly beneficial for preterm
infants. Non-Hispanic black mothers are at increased risk for preterm birth, and also have …

Background In 1997 the Section on Breastfeeding of the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) published its first Policy Statement on breastfeeding. A revised statement was …

Effective breastfeeding support is a fundamental component of providing family-centered
care. For many years, the American Academy of Family Physicians and other leading health …

1. Physicians can help limit infants' exposure to medications in human milk without
interfering with breastfeeding. 2. Maternal breast problems and conditions may be …