Wight N E
Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2001 Apr;48(2):321-44. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(08)70028-2.
Breastfeeding provides ideal nutrition, growth hormones, and antibodies that change over time as growing infants' and children's needs change and provides these inexpensively, with no harm to the environment. Breastfed infants are healthier than other infants overall, and research indicates that the health benefits may continue on into adulthood. Increasingly, women are choosing to initiate breastfeeding in the hospital, but the attrition starts early and is dramatic. For women to meet their breastfeeding goals, physicians must not only give lip service to "breast is best" but also become knowledgeable in breastfeeding management and actively promote breastfeeding in their practices and in their communities.
母乳喂养提供了理想的营养、生长激素和抗体，这些会随着婴幼儿需求的变化而变化，并且以低成本提供，对环境无害。总体而言，母乳喂养的婴儿比其他婴儿更健康，研究表明这些健康益处可能会持续到成年期。越来越多的女性选择在医院开始母乳喂养，但母乳喂养的减少从早期就开始且很显著。为了让女性实现母乳喂养目标，医生不仅要口头上宣扬“母乳是最好的”，还必须精通母乳喂养管理，并在其诊疗工作和社区中积极推广母乳喂养。
