Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal health: guidelines approved by the WHO Guidelines Review Committee, second edition. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2025
Year of Publication2023
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Updated
Recommended
Certainty of evidence
Low
All newborns, including low-birth-weight (LBW) babies who are able to breastfeed, should be put to the breast as soon as possible after birth when they are clinically stable, and the mother and baby are ready
Notes and Remarks
- 1.This recommendation has been integrated from the WHO recommendations on newborn health.
- 2.The evidence supporting this recommendation can be found in the WHO guidelines on optimal infant feeding for low birth weight infants in low- and middle-income countries. This recommendation was determined to be a strong recommendation based on low-quality evidence. 3. No further remarks were noted. 4. The source and the evidence supporting this recommendation can be found in the above-mentioned guideline documents, which are available, respectively, at: http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/259269/1/WHO-MCA-17.07-eng.pdf and http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/9789241548366.pdf