USPSTF Still Recommends Counseling to Support Breastfeeding

USPSTF Still Recommends Counseling to Support Breastfeeding

(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) still recommends primary care behavioral counseling for breastfeeding, mostly in line with its 2016 guidelines. In the updated recommendation statement published in JAMA, USPSTF...

Sunderland Welcomes Breastfeeding Families with New Citywide Friendly Pledge - Sunderland Magazine

SUNDERLAND venues are signing up to support breastfeeding mothers and their families through the Breastfeeding Friendly Sunderland Pledge. Venues across the city are now proudly displaying the Breastfeeding Friendly Sunderland logo after signing up to be friendly and welcoming places for breastfeeding mothers. Cafes, restaurants, leisure centres and more have now joined this pledge, helping mothers feel comfortable and confident to breastfeed th…

In order to improve work and support for mothers, breastfeeding points were opened in three communes in the region, including Los Angeles, and which brings benefits during the civil registration process. Each day, different improvements are made in order to meet the needs of the public in public entities, especially those that occupy a long time, such as the renewal of a document or taking the updates to a corresponding consultation or update.

USPSTF issues new recommendation for breastfeeding support interventions

Primary care interventions, such as education and support, effectively promote breastfeeding up to 6 months, improving rates of any and exclusive breastfeeding, according to the USPSTF.

How Breastfeeding Helped Me Heal After A Traumatic Birth

Birth is supposed to be a beautiful experience, but for many mothers, it can be traumatic, with 15.7% of mothers experiencing trauma-related symptoms following birth. I know this firsthand. During the 36 hours I was in labour, I consumed copious amounts of gas and air, one lot of Dihydrocodeine, two shots of Pethidine, and an epidural. I ended up in theatre, with an episiotomy, allowing for forceps to assist the birth, and the crowning misery (e…