Interview with Joan Margaret Humphries, co-author of the Viewpoint column, “Breastfeeding Promotion” (December, 2011)

Although she clearly supports breastfeeding as the evidence-based best practice for infant nutrition, Humphries wonders if nurses’ emphasis on breastfeeding may interfere with the nurse-mother relationship if mothers feel pressured or coerced. AJN’s editor-in-chief, Shawn Kennedy, interviews Humphries about her work and experience with mothers and implications for nurses.