RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: Breastfeeding in the first 2 weeks of life—a hospital perspective
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP edpract-2017-314633
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2017-314633
A1 Ilana Levene
A1 Frances O’Brien
YR 2018
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/05/31/archdischild-2017-314633.abstract
AB The beneficial health and economic impacts of breastfeeding are considerable. However the majority of babies in the UK are not exclusively breastfeeding by 6 weeks of age. The first few weeks of life are therefore a critical period to facilitate breastfeeding. Health professionals must have a thorough knowledge of normal breastfeeding patterns in order to minimise unnecessary interference, and an understanding of how to protect the breastfeeding relationship when medical problems occur.