In the fragile hours after birth, when a mother's body offers its first gift of colostrum, well-meaning hands in maternity wards around the world are quietly undermining what they intend to protect. A peer-reviewed analysis of 78 studies, led by pediatrician Maria Di Chiara at Sapienza University of Rome, finds that three entrenched clinical misconceptions—about colostrum adequacy, pacifier use, and early breast pump introduction—are driving unnecessary formula supplementation and premature breastfeeding cessation in healthy newborns. The gap between what evidence shows and what hospitals prac
Hospital Misconceptions About Early Milk Production Undermine Breastfeeding Success
Mothers experience unnecessary anxiety and premature breastfeeding cessation due to conflicting medical advice, affecting infant nutrition and maternal-child bonding during critical early days.