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 …

The recent Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding reinforces the
important role breastfeeding has in the health of mothers and babies. It identifies the Baby …

This pocket-sized reference is a must for all practitioners who work with breastfeeding
women. It is a quick and easy reference that answers clinical questions about breastfeeding …

The American Academy of Nursing endorses human milk and breastfeeding as the preferred
method of infant feeding and has a long history of policy work and publications from the …

It is well known that breast milk is the ideal source of nutrition for newborns and infants;
however, breastfeeding rates in the United States could be higher. According to the latest …

Executive summary 1 This publication is a World Health Organization (WHO) guideline. A
WHO guideline is any document, whatever its title, containing WHO recommendations about …

The United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) 1 was founded in 1998 to satisfy one of
the four operational targets of the 1990 Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion …

Optimal infant feeding is defined as exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, followed by
continued breastfeeding with age-appropriate complementary feeding for at least 1 year 1 or …

While most childbirth educators' favor breastfeeding over offering formula, women continue
to experience barriers to breastfeeding. Healthy People 2020 breastfeeding-based …

Lack of health professional support is an important variable affecting mothers' achievement
of breastfeeding goals. Online continuing education is a recognized pathway for …