1511cf66_all_To_Action_on_Breastfeeding__Topic
[ID] 1061 [Interest Areas] Other Areas: Nursing mother [Comment] Doctors (Pediatricians) know little to nothing about breastfeeding and are too ready to suggest or insist on formula. When a baby fails to gain, the pressure is immediately put on the mother to give formula, which is the worst thing a nursing mother with supply issues can do, from a increasing supply perspective. We need a standard approach in this situation that includes referrals to lactation consultants, La Leche, etc. Doctors need to know and internalize that switching infants to formula increases their chances of death, allergies and various other serious problems. Suggesting fornula should be the last resort, not the first. [Topic] 
Health Professional Education, Publications, and Conferences
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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