The management of labor and delivery and its implications for breastfeeding.
The main professional organizations of obstetrical and pediatric care providers in the United States and Puerto Rico have issued official position papers in favor of breastfeeding. Routine labor and delivery practices, however, constitute frequent barriers for the initiation, type and duration of breastfeeding. Many of these practices, moreover, lack the scientific basis to justify their routine use. We analyze in this article some of the most common obstetrical practices and their impact on breastfeeding.
Gorrín-Peralta
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Department of Human Development, Maternal and Child Health Program, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico. gorrín.parrilla@edupro.net
Parrilla-Rodríguez
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AM
D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D001942:Breast Feeding; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004841:Episiotomy; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011187:Posture; D011247:Pregnancy