RT Book, Section A1 Fiechtner, Lauren A1 Robinson, Alyssa A1 Kleinman, Ronald A2 Kline, Mark W. SR Print(0) ID 1182916526 T1 Breastfeeding T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259588594 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182916526 RD 2024/10/04 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.