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. 1986 Mar;32:541–545.

Supporting the Breast-feeding Dyad

Donelda Ellis
PMCID: PMC2327675  PMID: 21267148

Abstract

Although there has been a resurgence of breast-feeding in the last decade, 50% of women discontinue exclusive breast-feeding by the third month postpartum. Practices known to interfere with breast-feeding are often begun in hospital and continued at home. The physiology of lactation, the need for interaction between mother and infant during breast-feeding, and research findings indicate that scheduled feeds, feeds of limited duration, supplementation, and separation of mothers and infants interfere with the success of breast-feeding. Health care providers can promote breast-feeding duration by advising unlimited feeds, promoting ‘rooming-in’ at hospitals, and providing support and information.

Keywords: Breast-feeding, infant, nutrition

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