7.0.0.0 POST­PAR­TUM CARE

7.1.0.0 Lac­ta­tion

Post­par­tum care should in­clude psychoso­cial as­sess­ment and sup­port for self-‍care.

In light of the im­me­di­ate nu­tri­tional and im­muno­log­i­cal benefits of breast­feed­ing for the baby, all women in­clud­ing those with di­a­betes should be sup­ported in at­tempts to breast­feed. Breast­feed­ing may also con­fer longer-‍term metabol­ic benefits to both moth­er (79) and off­spring (80).