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 …

BACKGROUND The ultimate success of breastfeeding is measured in part by both the
duration of breastfeeding and the exclusivity of breastfeeding. Anticipatory attention to the …

JANE A. MORTON, MD p reterm births have risen steadily from 9.5% in 1980 to 11.0% in
1997, despite public health measures to reduce them. 1 Likewise, very low-birthweight …

The human practice of breast feeding has existed since time immemorial. Other feeding
methods have evolved throughout history. Certain feeding options have become more …

Objective. To determine whether an individualized, prenatal and postnatal, lactation
consultant intervention resulted in increased cumulative intensity of breastfeeding up to 52 …

With an awareness of cross-cultural, cross-species, and historical investigations, as well as
an understanding of developmental processes in context, people are able to imagine how …

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 …

There is support in the research literature for encouraging mothers of preterm and LBW to
breastfeed their infants, although the numerous barriers to their successful breastfeeding …

All of us who are supporters of breastfeeding wear multiple hats, be it as clinicians,
researchers, educators, public health policy advocates, or role models, and thus I feel free to …