It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that exclusive breastfeeding provides
optimal nutrition and health protection for the first 6 months of life and breastfeeding with …

In 1968, Lee Forrest Hill 1 observed that" formula feeding has become so simple, safe, and
uniformly successful that breast-feeding no longer seems worth the bother." His comments …

Objective. To update reported rates of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding through
2001 and to compare rates in 2001 to those from 1996. Methods. The Ross Laboratories …

The fundamental importance of breastfeeding to the health and well-being of mothers and
infants worldwide is accepted widely. As noted by the American Academy of Pediatrics in its …

Human milk is uniquely superior for infant feeding and represents the perfect example of
individualization in Pediatrics. Human milk is not a uniform body fluid but a secretion of the …

Data from the HealthStyles survey, an annual national mail survey to US adults, were
examined to understand changes in public attitudes toward breastfeeding. The 1999 and …

This supplement to Acta Paediatrica presents a series of meta-analyses and systematic
literature reviews examining a variety of health effects potentially related to breastfeeding …

It is the position of the American Dietetic Association (ADA) that exclusive breastfeeding
provides optimal nutrition and health protection for the first 6 months of life, and …

Objective. Public awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding is expected to increase during
and after the national, federally funded Best Start Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign. It is …

Objectives To survey pediatricians on their breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and
practices and to compare these results with those of a 1995 study. Design Cross-sectional …