title: Breastfeeding: an old practice or a new technique?
abstract: "Health care and other professionals must work together through local and international channels to successfully promote breastfeeding". This position paper presents an excellent reminder of the importance of breastfeeding techniques which favour successful breastfeeding, and a call for international collaboration for its promotion.
authors.affiliation: George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20037.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-García
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schaefer
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006282:Health Personnel; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007774:Lactation