ABM Clinical Protocol #19: Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Setting, Revision 2015
Casey Rosen-Carole1, Scott Hartman2,
11 Department of General Pediatrics, University of Rochester , Rochester, New York.
Insights
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine creates clinical guidelines to help manage medical issues affecting breastfeeding. These protocols offer flexible guidance, not strict rules, for individualized patient care.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Medicine
- Lactation Science
Background:
- The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) focuses on clinical protocols.
- These protocols address common medical problems impacting breastfeeding success.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the role and nature of ABM clinical protocols.
- To emphasize that protocols are guidelines, not rigid standards of care.
Main Methods:
- Development of clinical protocols by the ABM.
- Dissemination of guidelines for healthcare providers.
Main Results:
- Protocols are established for managing breastfeeding challenges.
- Protocols are intended as flexible guidelines.
Conclusions:
- ABM protocols support breastfeeding mothers and infants.
- Individual patient needs should guide treatment variations beyond protocols.
Abstract:
A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These protocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient.
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