title: ABM Position on Breastfeeding-Revised 2015.
abstract: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding and human lactation. Our mission is to unite into one association members of the various medical specialties with this common purpose.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Medical Center , Sacramento, California.|2 Center for Healthcare Policy and Research, University of California Davis Medical Center , Sacramento, California.|3 Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California Davis, Davis, California.
authors.forename: Caroline J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chantry
authors.affiliation: 4 Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health , Madison, Wisconsin.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eglash
authors.affiliation: 5 Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute, Department of Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Miriam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Labbok
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration; D011247:Pregnancy; D012944:Social Support; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States