As a health professional, do you know the benefits of breastfeeding?

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Marie-Ève Bergeron pht. IBCLC

Physiotherapist since 2008, Marie-Ève Bergeron works in perineal rehabilitation and with pediatric clients 0 to 2 years old. Owner of her clinic since 2018, she is also a lactation consultant IBCLC since December 2020. Breastfeeding volunteer at the Centre Ressource Naissance de Trois-Rivières since 2016, she has followed several training courses concerning perinatal and breastfeeding, completed more than 1000 hours of volunteering in breastfeeding and accompanied many “mother-baby” dyads over the years.

References

Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (pdf, 192kb) (WHA55, document A55/15, paragraph 10). https://apps.who.int/nutrition/topics/infantfeeding_recommendation/fr/index.html
Hetzel Campbell, Lauwers, Mannel, Spencer. Core curriculum for Interdisciplinary lactation care chap. 1 (2019)/ Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee
Institut national de santé public du Québec, Contraception
https://www.inspq.qc.ca/mieux-vivre/accouchement/premiers-jours/contraception
Vennemann MM, Bajanowski T, Brinkmann B, Jorch G, Yücesan K, Sauerland C, Mitchell EA; GeSID Study Group. Does breastfeeding reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome? Pediatrics. 2009 Mar;123(3):e406-10. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2145. PMID: 19254976.
Su, Q., Sun, X., Zhu, L. et al. Breastfeeding and the risk of childhood cancer: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. BMC Med 19, 90 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01950-5