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NeoReviews Vol.8 No.7 2007 e296
© 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics

Breastfeeding: Promotion of a Low-tech Lifesaver

Anne Merewood, MPH, IBCLC*

* Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine; Director, The Breastfeeding Center, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Mass

Preterm infants are at higher risk from nonhuman milk feedings than term infants, but according to a recent study, are less likely to receive human milk. Provision of human milk to infants in the neonatal intensive care unit can be affected by numerous maternal factors, but also by the culture of the unit. Encouragement and support from clinicians, education about the benefits of human milk, training and provision of electric breast pumps, and personal peer support have been shown to be effective methods of increasing breastfeeding rates.






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