Nursing the newborn.
Factors affecting successful breast-feeding that have been discussed include good prenatal and postnatal patient education, supportive routines in the hospital, and prevention and/or treatment of common early problems. Suggestions have been made of ways in which the breast-feeding experience can be enhanced. As these measures become more widespread, along with knowledge of the benefits and advantages of human milk and breast-feeding, we should be able to continue to reverse the trend away from breastfeeding.
D001940:Breast / Q000502:physiology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation; D008722:Methods; D008893:Milk Ejection; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000378:metabolism; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy