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. 1994 Oct;40:1775–1781.

Strategies to support breastfeeding. Discarding myths and outdated advice.

S Moxley 1, M Kennedy 1
PMCID: PMC2380382  PMID: 7950470

Abstract

Lack of teaching about breastfeeding in nursing and medical schools has resulted in mothers receiving inconsistent and inaccurate advice from health care professionals. New community programs can help breastfeeding families through parent-baby information telephone lines and breastfeeding support drop-in groups. Physicians and nurses can help breastfeeding mothers by keeping up-to-date and giving consistent information.

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