Final Recommendation Statement: Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding

Final Update Summary: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions - US Preventive Services Task Force

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on primary care interventions to support breastfeeding. The Task Force recommends interventions to support breastfeeding and found evidence that interventions are effective in increasing the rate and duration of breastfeeding. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please go to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the October 25 online issue of JAMA.