Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
Am J Med. 2019 Aug;132(8):912-920. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.02.021. Epub 2019 Mar 7.
Breastfeeding seems to be a low-cost intervention that provides both short- and long-term health benefits for the breastfeeding woman. Interventions to support breastfeeding can increase its rate, exclusivity, and duration. Internists often have a longitudinal relationship with their patients and can be important partners with obstetricians and pediatricians in advocating for breastfeeding. To play their unique and critical role in breastfeeding promotion, internists need to be knowledgeable about breastfeeding and its maternal health benefits. In this paper, we review the short- and long-term maternal health benefits of breastfeeding. We also discuss special considerations in the care of breastfeeding women for the internist.
母乳喂养似乎是一种低成本的干预措施，可为哺乳期妇女提供短期和长期的健康益处。支持母乳喂养的干预措施可以提高母乳喂养的比例、独特性和持续时间。内科医生通常与他们的患者保持长期的关系，并且可以成为倡导母乳喂养的妇产科医生和儿科医生的重要合作伙伴。为了在母乳喂养促进方面发挥他们独特而关键的作用，内科医生需要了解母乳喂养及其对产妇健康的益处。在本文中，我们回顾了母乳喂养对产妇短期和长期的健康益处。我们还讨论了内科医生在照顾母乳喂养妇女时的特殊考虑因素。
