Insufficient milk intake in breastfed neonates is common, frequently missed, and causes
preventable hospitalizations for jaundice/hyperbilirubinemia, hypernatremia/dehydration …

Although successful breastfeeding conveys compelling advantages to infants and mothers,
inadequate breastfeeding may result in critical infant failure to thrive and hypernatremic …

We share a vision—a world where all infants have ac-cess to human milk. But in a world
where women give birth in a range of conditions, with diverse levels of neonatal care and in …

For infants born very premature (< 32 completed weeks of gestation) mother's milk feedings
(direct breastfeeding and/or pumped human milk from the infant's own mother) during the …

Mounting scientific evidence documents the diverse health benefits of successful breast-
feeding for infants and mothers. The trend toward earlier discharge of newborns, however …

The benefits of feeding newborns with human milk are well established. Unfortunately some
hospital practices do not support successful breastfeeding; practices such as early hospital …

The aim of this study was to quantify the excess cases of pediatric and maternal disease,
death, and costs attributable to suboptimal breastfeeding rates in the United States. Using …

Universal and exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of every infant's life remain the
recommendation and stated goal for infant feeding by numerous national and international …

The evidence for the use of human milk as the gold standard in infant nutrition is well
documented. The American Academy of Pediatrics, 1 the US Department of Health and …

Mother's own milk (MOM) feeding is a cost-effective strategy to reduce risks of comorbidities
associated with prematurity and improve long-term health of infants hospitalized in the …