Breastfeeding: Common Questions and Answers - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2018 - All major health organizations recommend breastfeeding as the optimal source of infant nutrition, with exclusive breastfeeding recommended for the first six months of life. After six months, complementary foods may be introduced. Most organizations recommend breastfeeding for at least ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0915/p368.html
Management of Mastitis in Breastfeeding Women - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2008 - Mastitis occurs in approximately 10 percent of U.S. mothers who are breastfeeding, and it can lead to the cessation of breastfeeding. The risk of mastitis can be reduced by frequent, complete emptying of the breast and by optimizing breastfeeding technique. Sore nipples can precipitate ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0915/p727.html
Prevention of Perinatal Group B Streptococcal Disease: Updated CDC Guideline - American...
Jul 1, 2012 - Group B streptococcus is the leading cause of early-onset neonatal sepsis in the United States. Universal screening is recommended for pregnant women at 35 to 37 weeks’ gestation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently updated its guideline for the prevention of ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0701/p59.html
Managing Adverse Birth Outcomes: Helping Parents and Families Cope - American Family ...
May 1, 2012 - Unexpected adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes (e.g., stillbirth, birth trauma, congenital anomalies) present a crisis for the family and the medical care team. In cases of stillbirth, the family physician should be flexible in supporting the parents’ choices, validate the loss, and ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0501/p900.html
Caring for Pregnant Women and Newborns with Hepatitis B or C - American Family Physician
Nov 15, 2010 - Family physicians encounter diagnostic and treatment issues when caring for pregnant women with hepatitis B or C and their newborns. When hepatitis B virus is perinatally acquired, an infant has approximately a 90 percent chance of becoming a chronic carrier and, when chronically ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1115/p1225.html
Umbilical Cord Blood: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2011 - Umbilical cord blood stem cell transplants are used to treat a variety of oncologic, genetic, hematologic, and immunodeficiency disorders. Physicians have an important role in educating, counseling, and offering umbilical cord blood donation and storage options to patients. Parents may ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0915/p661.html
Strategies for Breastfeeding Success - American Family Physician
Jul 15, 2008 - Breastfeeding provides significant health benefits for infants and mothers. However, the United States continues to fall short of the breastfeeding goals set by the Healthy People 2010 initiative. The American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0715/p225.html
Discharge Procedures for Healthy Newborns - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2006 - Physicians should use a checklist to facilitate discussions with new parents before discharging their healthy newborn from the hospital. The checklist should include information on breastfeeding, warning signs of illness, and ways to keep the child healthy and safe. Physicians can ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0301/p849.html
Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Disease in the Newborn - American Family Physician
Mar 1, 2005 - Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among newborns. Universal screening for GBS among women at 35 to 37 weeks of gestation is more effective than administration of intrapartum antibiotics based on risk factors. Lower vaginal and rectal cultures for ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0301/p903.html
Returning to Work While Breastfeeding - American Family Physician
Dec 1, 2003 - Mothers who work outside the home initiate breastfeeding at the same rate as mothers who stay at home. However, the breastfeeding continuance rate declines sharply in mothers who return to work. While the work environment may be less than ideal for the breastfeeding mother, obstacles ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/1201/p2201.html
Initial Management of Breastfeeding - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2001 - Breast milk is widely accepted as the ideal source of nutrition for infants. In order to ensure success in breastfeeding, it is important that it be initiated as early as possible during the neonatal period. This is facilitated by skin-to-skin contact between the mother and infant ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0915/p981.html
Promoting and Supporting Breast-Feeding - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2000 - The family physician can significantly influence a mother's decision to breast-feed. Prenatal support, hospital management and subsequent pediatric and maternal visits are all-important components of breast-feeding promotion. Prenatal encouragement increases breast-feeding rates and ...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0401/p2093.html
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