title: Continuing to breast feed: how health professionals can help mothers.
abstract: A National Breast Feeding Adviser from the Department of Health discusses current breast-feeding rates and the UK's new infant feeding policy which recommends exclusive breast feeding for the first six months of the infant's life. The author outlines the main reasons why many mothers give up breast feeding sooner than this. She provides several practical tips for health professionals on providing positive encouragement, education and advice for mothers to help them continue. These are targeted at some of the key stages at which mothers are likely to abandon breast feeding.
authors.forename: Rosemary
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012923:Social Class; D006113:United Kingdom