However, the United States continues to fall short of the breastfeeding goals set by the Healthy People 2. The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology have policy statements supporting breastfeeding that reflect recent advancements in understanding the mechanisms underlying the benefits of breastfeeding and in the clinical management of breastfeeding.
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Despite popular belief, there are few contraindications to breastfeeding. Providing maternal support and structured antenatal and postpartum breastfeeding education are the most effective means of achieving breastfeeding success.
In addition, immediate skin- to- skin contact between mother and infant and early initiation of breastfeeding are shown to improve breastfeeding outcomes. When concerns about lactation arise during newborn visits, the infant must be carefully assessed for jaundice, weight loss, and signs of failure to thrive.
If a work- up is required, parents should be supported in their decision to breastfeed. Certified lactation consultants can provide valuable support and education to patients.
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Breastfeeding Partnership Referral Form (Please use this form to refer women to the WIC Program for breastfeeding peer counselor services). WIC/NIH Program Author: Monroe County Created Date: 1/19/2012 12:43:42 PM.
Physicians should educate working women who breastfeed about the availability of breast pumps and the proper storage of expressed breast milk. Physicians must be aware of their patients' lactation status when prescribing medications, as some may affect milk supply or be unsafe for breastfeeding infants. Through support and encouragement of breastfeeding, national breastfeeding goals can be met. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health. Breastfeeding: HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health; 2.
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Breastfeeding, also called nursing, is the process of feeding human breast milk to an infant, either directly from the breast or by expressing (pumping out) the milk from the breast and bottle-feeding it to the.
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Prioritization of resources for participants in a peer counseling breastfeeding support program. Participant characteristics and breastfeeding duration were described using chi- square tests, analyses of variance, and logistic regression. RESULTS: Postnatal enrollees had longer breastfeeding duration than prenatal enrollees (F < . P < . 0. 1). Women who withdrew from the program while breastfeeding were more demographically similar to those who discontinued breastfeeding prior to 1 year than to those who continued in the program breastfeeding for 1 year, although they breastfed for significantly longer at exit (mean .
It may also be advantageous to focus on supporting women at high risk of discontinuation rather than on retaining women who choose to withdraw from the program while breastfeeding.