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Maternal infectious diseases, antimicrobial therapy or immunizations: Very few contraindications to breastfeeding

Author(s) -

i E. MacDonald

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

paediatrics and child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1918-1485

pISSN - 1205-7088

DOI - 10.1093/pch/11.8.489

Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , pediatrics , family medicine , breast feeding , infant feeding , intensive care medicine

The Canadian Paediatric Society, Health Canada, the Dietitians of Canada and the Breastfeeding Committee for Canada, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, all recommend exclusive breastfeeding as the optimal method of infant feeding for the first six months of life for healthy, term infants.[1][2] There are many benefits associated with breastfeeding: nutritional, immunological, psychological, developmental, environmental, social, economic and health-related (eg, a decreased risk of infectious diseases). [1][2] To support breastfeeding, every effort must be made to minimize contraindications to breastfeeding, particularly unnecessary ones. The present article summarizes:

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