Dermer A
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
J Womens Health. 1998 May;7(4):427-33. doi: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.427.
Breastfeeding often is promoted mainly as an infant health issue, with little if any mention of its importance to the mother's health. Despite its significant impact on women's health, breastfeeding is rarely emphasized in women's health programs. This article reviews the current medical literature regarding women's health aspects of breastfeeding, including medical, psychosocial, and environmental issues. Strategies for increasing health care professionals' awareness and promotion of breastfeeding as a women's health issue are discussed in the hope of reversing the worldwide decline in breastfeeding.
母乳喂养通常主要作为一个婴儿健康问题来推广，很少提及它对母亲健康的重要性。尽管母乳喂养对女性健康有重大影响，但在女性健康项目中很少被强调。本文回顾了当前关于母乳喂养对女性健康影响的医学文献，包括医学、心理社会和环境问题。文中讨论了提高医疗保健专业人员对母乳喂养作为女性健康问题的认识并促进其推广的策略，以期扭转全球母乳喂养率下降的趋势。
