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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: 2016

Workgroups: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed exclusively through age 6 months — MICH‑15
Little or no detectable change
Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed at 1 year — MICH‑16
Improving

Suggested Citation

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Bibbins-Domingo, K., Grossman, D. C., Curry, S. J., Davidson, K. W., Epling, J. W., García, F. A., ... & Mangione, C. M. (2016). Primary care interventions to support breastfeeding: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Jama, 316(16), 1688-1693.