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|DOI=10.1542/peds.2022-057988 | |DOI=10.1542/peds.2022-057988 | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> Human milk should be the sole source of nutrition for the first six months, however the [[Canadian Paediatric Society]] (2013) and the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (2022) recommended supplementation with Vitamin D.<ref name="cps2013"/><ref name="aap2022"/> Complementary foods are introduced at about six months of age, but breastfeeding should continue.<ref name="cps2013"/><ref name="aap2022"/> | ||
The [[WHO]] and [[UNICEF]] recommend recommend that children initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life — meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water. Infants should be breastfed on demand — that is as often as the child wants, day and night. No bottles, teats or pacifiers should be used. From the age of 6 months, children should begin eating safe and adequate complementary foods while continuing to breastfeed for up to 2 years and beyond.<ref>{{REFweb | The [[WHO]] and [[UNICEF]] recommend recommend that children initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of birth and be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life — meaning no other foods or liquids are provided, including water. Infants should be breastfed on demand — that is as often as the child wants, day and night. No bottles, teats or pacifiers should be used. From the age of 6 months, children should begin eating safe and adequate complementary foods while continuing to breastfeed for up to 2 years and beyond.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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Tan et al. (2019) reported: | Tan et al. (2019) reported: | ||
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Early circumcision, within the first 3 days of life, may have a negative effect on the duration of breastfeeding. In our study, circumcised male infants had more than 4 fewer weeks of breastfeeding than their sibling controls. It may be beneficial to delay circumcision till after breastfeeding is properly established.<ref name="tan2024">{{REFjournal | Early circumcision, within the first 3 days of life, may have a negative effect on the duration of breastfeeding. In our study, circumcised male infants had more than 4 fewer weeks of breastfeeding than their sibling controls. It may be beneficial to delay circumcision till after breastfeeding is properly established.<ref name="tan2024">{{REFjournal | ||
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The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] reported that more than 80 percent of American mothers breastfeed, which makes breastfeeding the cultural norm in the [[United States]].<ref name="aap2022"/> | The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] reported that more than 80 percent of American mothers breastfeed, which makes breastfeeding the cultural norm in the [[United States]].<ref name="aap2022"/> | ||
== Benefits of breastfeeding == | == Benefits of breastfeeding == | ||
The | The advantages of breastfeeding have long been known. [[James Calvert Spence]] (1938) reported the benefits to the health and welfare of the infant.<ref name="spence1938">{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> and is not recommended by any medical society in the world, while breastfeeding has numerous health benefits and is recommended world-wide. | }}</ref> and is not recommended by any medical society in the world, while breastfeeding has numerous health benefits and is recommended world-wide. | ||
{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Immunological protection of breastfeeding]] | * [[Immunological protection of breastfeeding]] | ||
* [[La Leche League International]] | * [[La Leche League International]] | ||
* [[Protection of intact newborns in hospital]] | * [[Protection of intact newborns in hospital]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||
* {{REFweb | * {{REFweb | ||
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|publisher=Breastfeeding and Circumcision Resources | |publisher=Breastfeeding and Circumcision Resources | ||
|date=2022 | |date=2022 | ||
| | |website=[[Saving Our Sons]] | ||
|accessdate=2024-09-04 | |accessdate=2024-09-04 | ||
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|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/search?q=breastfeeding | |url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/search?q=breastfeeding | ||
|title=Breastfeeding Index | |title=Breastfeeding Index | ||
|publisher=Your Whole Baby | |publisher=[[Your Whole Baby]] | ||
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|accessdate=2022-12-11 | |accessdate=2022-12-11 | ||
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|url=http://www.drmomma.org/2020/09/babys-breastfeeding-pattern.html | |url=http://www.drmomma.org/2020/09/babys-breastfeeding-pattern.html | ||
|title=Baby's Breastfeeding Pattern | |title=Baby's Breastfeeding Pattern | ||
|publisher=[[Peaceful parenting]] | |||
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|publisher=Intact America | |publisher=[[Intact America]] | ||
|date=2015-12-17 | |date=2015-12-17 | ||
|accessdate=2024-08-23 | |accessdate=2024-08-23 | ||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |author-link=Kristel Alissa | ||
|publisher=Intact America | |publisher=[[Intact America]] | ||
|date=2025-01-26 | |date=2025-01-26 | ||
|accessdate=2025-01-28 | |accessdate=2025-01-28 | ||