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There are certain conditions that contraindicate breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics provides a discussion of contraindications.<ref name="aap2022" />
==Video==
<b>Why is breastfeeding important?</b>
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<youtube>v=yt2pMQjzP50</youtube>
== Circumcision impairs commencement of breastfeeding ==
Neonatal [[circumcision]] is a medically unnecessary, non-therapeutic, intensely [[Pain| painful]] surgery that is carried out just at the time when breastfeeding is being commenced. Circumcision causes extreme [[pain]], [[trauma]], and [[shock]], and disturbs feeding behavior.<ref>{{REFjournal