Proper support for breastfeeding is an environmental imperative.
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Promoting the benefits of breastfeeding isn't enough when uncomfortable and uninviting public places deter mothers. Places that help them feel comfortable breastfeeding have several key features.
Mothers are told to stop breastfeeding when taking certain medications – even if they won't harm their baby.
Most women want to breastfeed, but many struggle to start and to continue. Here are five ways to make it easier.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Caroline Homer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Co-Program Director: Maternal and Child Health, Burnet Institute
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Lecturer, Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University
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Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow in Public Health and Parenthood, DECIPHer, Cardiff University
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Senior Researcher (Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition), Burnet Institute
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Behaviour, University of Bristol
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Research Associate in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
