The results of a national research project to assess breastfeeding knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and attitudes of Canadian physicians are available today in the Journal of Human Lactation.
“Physicians’ attitudes and recommendations are known to directly impact the duration that a mom breastfeeds,” said Dr. Catherine Pound, pediatrician and lead author of the study at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). “Worldwide healthcare organizations readily promote the benefits of breastfeeding, and yet now we find a gap exists where patients least expect it – with their physician.”