A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical
protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success …

This year we are supporting and participating in activities in celebration of the 20th World
Breastfeeding Week. 1 This annual event is celebrated during the first week in August to …

This handbook provides scientific information and helpful advice on the practical
management of breastfeeding. This publication is intended for all mothers and the health …

Natural processes do not always function perfectly. In breastfeeding, problems are
encountered in up to 80% of mother-infant dyads. Altogether, in Western societies, the …

OBJECTIVES■ Describe the current evidence for the health benefits of breastfeeding for
infants.■ Describe the current evidence for the health benefits of breastfeeding for lactating …

Readers of this journal need not be convinced regard-ing the evidence-based short and
long medical benefits of an infant feeding diet based on the provision human milk …

“If breastfeeding is natural, why do women have trouble with it?” This is a question we often
hear from our patients and their families. The best answer we can give is that although …

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 …

At first, breastfeeding was not at all what I had imagined. To this day, I wince when I recall
the toe-curling pain that coursed through my body each time my daughter's tiny newborn …