Clinical review identifies complex barriers to breastfeeding among WIC participants, highlighting the need for targeted education, peer counseling, and hospital-based lactation support.
Reasons for low BF rates in the WIC population are complex. More research is needed into interventions tailored for WIC participants. Recommendations for clinicians include initiating peer-counseling programs, prenatal/ postpartum education, in-hospital BF support, and changing the focus of WIC from formula to BF promoting.
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