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Breastfeeding is associated with improved health outcomes for mothers and children. 1–5
Short-term benefits for mothers include a decreased risk of postpartum hemorrhage 6 and …

Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
Given the documented short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of …

The delivery of a preterm baby is a nutrition emergency. Growth and the accumulation of
nutrient reserves are higher during the third trimester of pregnancy than at any other time …

Background Breastfeeding is universally recognized by the World Health Organization as
the best way of feeding infants. Therefore, several countries have initiated health promotion …

PURPOSE: The provision of breastfeeding support in the neonatal intensive care unit
(NICU) may assist a mother to develop a milk supply for the NICU infant. Human milk offers …

Human milk provides the best nutrition for the newborn. Nowadays, more and more women
choose to collect and freeze their own milk for later use. However, there has been no …

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 …

Human milk (HM) contains critical nutrients and possibly other neurotrophic factors that
could benefit the less developed brain of preterm infants, particularly those with very low …

Human milk is the best source of nutrition for infants. Lower freezing temperatures and faster
freezing rates allow for better preservation of human milk. However, research on the freezing …