Breastfeeding (cont.)

Synonyms and Keywords

lactation, milk, formula, breast-feeding, breast-feed, breastfeeding, breastfeed, formula-feeding, nursing, breast-fed, formula-fed, benefits of breastfeeding, positioning for breastfeeding, latch-on, latch on, clogged milk ducts, sore nipples, milk production, breast inflammation, mastitis, breast infection, breast abscess

Authors and Editors

Authors: Allahyar Jazayeri, MD, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tehran University Medical School, Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program, Medical Director of Perinatal Services, Bellin Health Hospital Center, Women Specialty Care, Green Bay WI; Karen Burr, WHNP, MSN, Women Specialty Care, Green Bay, WI

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor, eMedicineHealth.com

Previous contributing coauthor and editors:

Coauthor: Frank Genco, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, RHD Hospital

Editors: Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Lee P Shulman, MD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Head, Section of Reproductive Genetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

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Last Editorial Review: 9/24/2010