Background Despite the widely documented risks of not breastfeeding, initiation rates
remain relatively low in many high‐income countries, particularly among women in lower …

Skin-to-skin care (SSC) and rooming-in have become common practice in the newborn
period for healthy newborns with the implementation of maternity care practices that support …

The practice of parent and child sharing a sleeping surface, or 'bed-sharing', is one of the
most controversial topics in parenting research. The lay literature has popularized and …

Mothers and babies have a physiologic need to be together at the moment of birth and
during the hours and days that follow. Keeping mothers and babies together is a safe and …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic is an emergency the magnitude of which has not
been encountered for a century. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified the spread …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly altered how breastfeeding support is
provided, resulting in mixed breastfeeding outcomes and experiences for mothers. The …

Twenty years ago a new area of inquiry was launched when anthropologists proposed that
an evolutionary perspective on infancy could contribute to our understanding of unexplained …

Background Mother‐infant proximity and interactions after birth and during the early
postpartum period are important for breast‐milk production and breastfeeding success …

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 …

Breastfeeding and the place of sleep for the mother and the infant have been controversial
internationally due to reported concerns regarding infant deaths despite the known benefits …