Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019
Peter S Blair, Helen L. Ball, James J. McKenna, Lori Feldman‐Winter, Kathleen A. Marinelli, Melissa Bartick, Michal Young, Larry Noble, Sarah Calhoun, Megan Elliott-Rudder, Laura R. Kair, Susan Lappin, Ilse Larson, Ruth A. Lawrence, Yvonne LeFort, Nicole Marshall, Katrina B. Mitchell, Catherine Murak, Eliza Myers, Sarah Reece-Stremtan, Casey Rosen‐Carole, Susan Rothenberg, Tricia Schmidt, Tomoko Seo, Natasha K. Sriraman, Elizabeth K. Stehel, Nancy Wight, Adora Wonodi
Abstract
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.