TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Breastfeeding A1 - Fiechtner, Lauren A1 - Robinson, Alyssa A1 - Kleinman, Ronald A2 - Kline, Mark W. Y1 - 2018 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - All major national and international organizations focused on nutrition and infant and child health support breastfeeding to provide optimal nutrition for healthy full-term infants. The recommended period of exclusive breastfeeding during which the infant receives “no other food or drink, not even water, except breast milk (including milk expressed or from a wet nurse)”—although the infant can receive oral rehydration solution, drops, and syrups (vitamins, minerals, and medicines)—has been the subject of much discussion and varies from 3 to 4 months to 6 months. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children be exclusively breastfed for approximately the first 6 months of life, followed by continued breastfeeding as complementary foods are introduced for 1 year or longer as mutually desired by the mother and infant. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) growth standards reflect the growth of breastfed infants and are now commonly used to plot the growth of infants and young children. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/08 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182916526 ER -