Abstract:While the benefits of breastfeeding are well established, and high initiation rates indicate that women recognize these benefits and wish to provide their infants with the healthiest beginnings, duration rates indicate that women are having difficulty overcoming challenges in the early weeks of breastfeeding. Studies indicate that early breastfeeding cessation is correlated with perceived or actual inadequate milk supply (Lewallen et al., 2006). While the traditional management of insufficient supply during br… Show more
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