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[ID] 642 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] More research needs to be done on weight gain in breastfed infants. Very frequently, doctors hinder breastfeeding by suggesting the baby is not gaining enough weight and should be fed with formula. Once a new Mom starts using formula, she most likely will not successfully breastfeed. Supplementation can be responsible for a plummenting milk supply and a feeling of inadequecy in the new Mom. These factors (especially when combined with other outside stessors) are often responsible for the Mom believing that she 'just couldn't breastfeed'. If she encounters a stressful introduction to breastfeeding, she will likely continue to formula feed all of her children. Simiarly, more research needs to establish the benefits of feeding formula to babies with jaundice. This practice is highly determental to breastfeeding. [Topic] 
Research and Surveillance
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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