Abstract
Summary: Questions related to breastfeeding may be a reason for consulting a family doctor and belong in family medicine's spectrum of competence. Breastfeeding, a natural health behavior, protects the infant from infection and promotes development. Competent advice on lactation given by physicians promotes breastfeeding rates and duration. Lactation counselling includes a basic understanding of the physiology of lactation, as well as practice related skills pertaining to contraindications, prescription of medications, milk supply and treatment of common breast symptoms. A family doctor can resort to many sources of information for support. Since positive health effects continue throughout the breastfeeding period, unnecessary weaning should be avoided.
| Translated title of the contribution | Questions related to breastfeeding - What every family physician should know |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Allgemeinmedizin |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 424-427 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0937-6801 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.01.2014 |
