In the Healthy People 2000 report, the US Secretary of Health and Human Services set new goals to «increase to at least 75 % the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies
into early postpartum period, and to at least 50 % the proportion who continue breastfeeding until their babies are 5 to 6 months old.»
Not exact matches
Benefits that carry over
into the immediate
postpartum period facilitating secure attachment and bonding,
early and successful initiation of breastfeeding, quick recovery, no separation of newborn and mother, and newborns transitioning smoothly.
«According to the evidence summarized in this report, the innate hormonal physiology of mothers and babies — when promoted, supported, and protected — has significant benefits for both during the critical transitions of labor, birth, and the
early postpartum and newborn
periods, likely extending
into the future by optimizing breastfeeding and attachment.