![]() ![]() ![]() The reasons for early supplementation and breastfeeding cessation include inadequate knowledge perceived inconvenience or embarrassment medical conditions or lactation issues lack of professional, family, and social support early return to work marketing of human milk substitutes and societal norms and policies. Yet in the United States, only 1 in 4 infants born in 2018 were exclusively breastfed through 6 months, and about 1 in 3 were still breastfed at 12 months. Many national and international health authorities recommend that infants be fed only human milk during the first 6 months of life, with continued breastfeeding alongside appropriate complementary foods for 1 year or longer. Human milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition, and it is associated with improved maternal and infant health outcomes. ![]()
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