Title
Birth Hospitalization Discharge of Breastfeeding Dyads
Authoring Organization
Publication Month/Year
March 16, 2022
Last Updated Month/Year
February 12, 2024
Document Type
Consensus
Country of Publication
US
Document Objectives
A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These protocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine recognizes that not all lactating individuals identify as women. Using gender-inclusive language, however, is not possible in all languages and all countries and for all readers. The position of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2021.29188.abm) is to interpret clinical protocols within the framework of inclusivity of all breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and human milk-feeding individuals.
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Adult
Health Care Settings
Hospital
Intended Users
Nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Counseling, Assessment and screening, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D010351 - Patient Discharge
Keywords
Breastfeeding, hospital discharge
Source Citation
Hoyt-Austin AE, Kair LR, Larson IA, Stehel EK; Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #2: Guidelines for Birth Hospitalization Discharge of Breastfeeding Dyads, Revised 2022. Breastfeed Med. 2022 Mar;17(3):197-206. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2022.29203.aeh. PMID: 35302875; PMCID: PMC9206473.