《母乳喂养学杂志》是权威的、同行评审的、由医生建立的致力于母乳喂养全球性期刊。期刊对日益增长循证研究和探讨进行解答，报道母乳喂养的近期和长期的成果，包括其流行病学，生理和心理上的好处。
Breastfeeding Medicine is an authoritative, peer-reviewed journal created by physicians and dedicated to the advancement of breastfeeding worldwide. The Journal answers the growing demand for evidence-based research and explores the immediate and long-term outcomes of breastfeeding, including its epidemiologic, physiologic, and psychological benefits.
Breastfeeding Medicine coverage includes:
Breastfeeding recommendations and protocols
Health consequences of artificial feeding
Physiology of lactation and biochemistry of breast milk
Optimal nutrition for the breastfeeding mother
Breastfeeding indications and contraindications
Managing breastfeeding discomfort, pain, and other complications
Breastfeeding the premature or sick infant
Breastfeeding in the chronically ill mother
Management of the breastfeeding mother on medication
Infectious disease transmission through breast milk and breastfeeding
The collection and storage of human milk and human milk banking
Measuring the impact of being a “baby-friendly” hospital
Cultural competence and cultural sensitivity
International public health issues including social and economic issues
Breastfeeding Medicine is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief Ruth A. Lawrence, MD, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong; Senior Associate Editor Cynthia R. Howard, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester General Hospital; and other leading investigators. View the entire editorial board.
Audience: Physicians, pediatricians, growth and development specialists, midwives and perinatal nurses, obstetricians, and gynecologists, among others
