Clinical guidelines are developed to provide clinicians with guidance that enables quality and consistency of practice based on the systematic review of available evidence. An important development over the past 13 years in the clinical management of breastfeeding has been the development of clinical protocols by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM). Here we review the clinical guidelines developed by ABM, the process of protocol development, and their current Internet usage rates. Protocol summaries include the purpose, content, evidence level, and associated research gaps.
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Clinical breastfeeding guidelines are systematically developed statements about specific clinical situations to assist health care professionals provide evidence-based care.
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The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s clinical protocols are summarized, including purpose, content overview, level of evidence, and research gaps.
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Wide research gaps exist in many areas of breastfeeding medicine, including many of the situations addressed by the ABM protocols.
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