Abstract
Background: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. This practice is associated with lower risk of sudden infant death syndrome, lower respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections, necrotizing enterocolitis, asthma, eczema, obesity, diabetes, celiac disease and childhood leukemia and lymphoma. While pediatric providers currently have more exposure to breastfeeding medicine and are more knowledgeable than in prior years, training in hands-on skills to support breastfeeding remains variable and many pediatric providers still lack the comfort and skills to …
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