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Practice Guideline
. 2008 Oct 21;149(8):560-4.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-8-200810210-00008.

Primary care interventions to promote breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement

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Primary care interventions to promote breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. .
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Abstract

Description: Update of a 2003 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on counseling to promote breastfeeding.

Methods: The USPSTF evaluated the results of a systematic review, conducted by the Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center, of literature published since January 2007 on primary care-initiated, -conducted, or -referable activities to promote and support breastfeeding.

Recommendation: The USPSTF recommends interventions during pregnancy and after birth to promote and support breastfeeding (Grade B recommendation).

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