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International Breastfeeding Journal
Published in: International Breastfeeding Journal 1/2008

Open Access 01-09-2008 | Editorial

Health professionals' advice for breastfeeding problems: Not good enough!

Authors: Lisa H Amir, Jennifer Ingram

Published in: International Breastfeeding Journal | Issue 1/2008

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Abstract

Jane Scott and colleagues have recently published a paper in the International Breastfeeding Journal showing that health professionals are still giving harmful advice to women with mastitis. We see the management of mastitis as an illustration of health professionals' management of wider breastfeeding issues. If health professionals don't know how to manage this common problem, how can they be expected to manage less common conditions such as a breast abscess or nipple/breast candidiasis? There is an urgent need for more clinical research into breastfeeding problems and to improve the education of health professionals to enable them to promote breastfeeding and support breastfeeding women.
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Metadata
Title
Health professionals' advice for breastfeeding problems: Not good enough!
Authors
Lisa H Amir
Jennifer Ingram
Publication date
01-09-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
International Breastfeeding Journal / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1746-4358
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1746-4358-3-22

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