Breastfeeding

By Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant). The truth is, breastfeeding is nothing more than normal. Artificial feeding, which is neither the same nor superior, is therefore deficient, incomplete, and inferior. These are difficult words, but they have an appropriate place in our vocabulary...

Since this month's publication of my paper "The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States" in Pediatrics with Arnold Reinhold, I'm often asked by reporters what the US can do better to improve our breastfeeding rates. I've also gotten quite a few comments asking if this research just makes moms feel guilty if they couldn't breastfeed...

The Ten Steps To Successful Breastfeeding for Hospitals as outlined by UNICEF/WHO

An introduction to BFHI and its purpose.