Introduction The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding and human lactation. One of the goals of the…
Background Hospital policies and routines greatly influence breastfeeding success. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has defined the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, and 20 years of research has now verified…
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. These protocols serve only as…
Introduction Mastitis is a common condition in lactating women; estimates from prospective studies range from 3% to 20%, depending on the definition and length of postpartum follow-up. The majority of…
Management of lactation begins with understanding the physiologic process of suckling and the physiologic process involved in latching on to the breast. For thousands of years, women fed their young…
Complete and in-depth discussion of contraception during breastfeeding is provided in the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #13, recently revised by two of the Academy’s most knowledgeable members on the…
Breast milk expression has become a very common practice. Although it is associated with maternal employment, it is also associated with the desire to make it possible for someone else…
Courtesy Alison Stuebe, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Courtesy Alison Stuebe, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University…
Premature Infants The data are overwhelming. Even the most reluctant of neonatologists have accepted the tremendous importance of human milk to all infants large and small. Research in the science…
