Formal medical education on the topic of lactation and breastfeeding remains limited. Breast
surgical oncology fellowships focus on the clinical and operative management of malignant …

Although lactation consultants traditionally have assumed care of breastfeeding mothers,
many women require thorough evaluation and treatment by physicians, which may involve …

Lack of knowledge about the practical aspects of breastfeeding management is one of the
major barriers to physician support of the breastfeeding dyad. Few physicians receive any …

The first time a gynecologist comes in contact with a patient of childbearing age, she can use
the opportunity to introduce and discuss the subject of breastfeeding. For too long, breast …

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians
dedicated to the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and human lactation …

The benefits of breastmilk and lactation are well established for both infants and women.
National organizations recommend exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life and …

• The WHO, the US Surgeon General, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American
Academy of Family Practice, ACOG, and the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine endorse …

As more older women bear and breastfeed children, an increasing number will have
lactation risk factors, such as a cosmetic or diagnostic breast surgical procedure or breast …

Years from now, the decline in breast-feeding that spanned several decades in this century
may well be recalled as a blight on the medical profession. Through apathy and …

This book aims to provide physicians and other health professionals in all specialties with a
concise reference on breast feeding and human lactation. It serves as an essential guide to …