Child care providers need more education, training on benefits of breastfeeding, human milk

""We were surprised by our findings because of the high number of centers that indicated they would follow ahuman-milk feeding plan, but a large number of them didn't have staff that was properly trained on how to handle it," said Spatz. This study shows that widespread education of child care providers and staff is absolutely necessary to ensure adherence to breastfeeding support guidelines. It also aids in the proper dissemination of information about breastfeeding to families."