स्तनपान

आमाको दूध चुसिरहेको नवजात शिशु

Guarani mother in Yiriapu breastfeeding

अन्तरराष्ट्रिय स्तनपानको चिह्न

स्तनपान (Breast Feeding) आमाले शिशुलाई जन्म दिएपछि आफ्नो स्तनबाट दूध चुसाउनुलाई स्तनपान भनिन्छ। गर्भधारणको प्रकृयासँगै आमाको स्तनमा दूध बहन्न थालेको हुन्छ। पहिलो बिगौते दूध बच्चाको लागि अमृत समान हुन्छ त्यसले बच्चालाइ धेरै रोगहरुबाट लड्नसक्ने प्रतिरोधात्मक क्षमता बढाउँछ।

थप अध्ययनका लागि

• Baumslag N, Michels DL (१९९५), Milk, money, and madness: the culture and politics of breastfeeding, Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey, आइएसबिएन 0-89789-407-3। 
• Hausman B (२००३), Mother's milk: breastfeeding controversies in American culture, New York: Routledge, आइएसबिएन 0-415-96656-6। 
• Huggins K (१९९९), The nursing mother's companion (4th संस्करण), Boston, Mass.: Harvard Common Press, आइएसबिएन 1-55832-152-7। 
• Pryor G (१९९७), Nursing mother, working mother: the essential guide for breastfeeding and staying close to your baby after you return to work, Boston, Mass.: Harvard Common Press, आइएसबिएन 1-55832-116-0। 
• Wiessinger, D., West, D., Pitman, T. (२०१०), The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (8th संस्करण), New York, NY: Ballantine Books। 
• Weiss R (२०१०), Better Way to Breastfeed Your Baby, Beverly, MA: Fair Winds, आइएसबिएन 978-1-59233-422-3। 
• Palmer G (२००९), The Politics of Breastfeeding: when breasts are bad for business, 3rd edition, London: Pinter & Martin, आइएसबिएन 978-1-905177-16-5। 

बाह्य सूत्र

• ढाँचा:DMOZ
• Human Milk Secretion: An Overview US National Institute of Health
• Breastfeeding Resources La Leche League International
• Breast-Feeding Past Infancy ABC News
• Breast-Feeding Content Resources WHO reports on Breast Feeding
• Health risks of not breastfeeding US Department of Health & Human Services
• The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals & organisations concerned with the protection, promotion & support of breastfeeding worldwide.
• Breastfeeding: NHS Choices
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention Breastfeeding CDC
• "How Can Breast Not Be Best?" posting on NY Times Latitude blog, February 10, 2012. Re: New Zealand controversy.
• Breastfeeding support Photos and captions of celebrities promoting breastfeeding.