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Clinical and Legal Considerations Regarding Breastfeeding on Psychiatric Units

Marissa P. Caan, Nina E. Sreshta, Jennifer A. Okwerekwu, Jacqueline S. Landess and Susan Hatters Friedman
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online June 2022, 50 (2) 200-207; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210086-21
Marissa P. Caan
Dr. Caan is a Resident in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sreshta is affiliated with a private psychiatric practice, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Okwerekwu is a Fellow, Division of Women’s Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Associate Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Hatters Friedman is The Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Nina E. Sreshta
Dr. Caan is a Resident in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sreshta is affiliated with a private psychiatric practice, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Okwerekwu is a Fellow, Division of Women’s Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Associate Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Hatters Friedman is The Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Jennifer A. Okwerekwu
Dr. Caan is a Resident in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sreshta is affiliated with a private psychiatric practice, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Okwerekwu is a Fellow, Division of Women’s Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Associate Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Hatters Friedman is The Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Jacqueline S. Landess
Dr. Caan is a Resident in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sreshta is affiliated with a private psychiatric practice, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Okwerekwu is a Fellow, Division of Women’s Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Associate Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Hatters Friedman is The Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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Susan Hatters Friedman
Dr. Caan is a Resident in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sreshta is affiliated with a private psychiatric practice, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Okwerekwu is a Fellow, Division of Women’s Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Associate Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Hatters Friedman is The Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
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vol. 50 no. 2 200-207
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.210086-21
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35296524

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1093-6793
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  • Published online June 6, 2022.

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  1. Marissa P. Caan, MD,
  2. Nina E. Sreshta, MD,
  3. Jennifer A. Okwerekwu, MD, MS,
  4. Jacqueline S. Landess, MD, JD and
  5. Susan Hatters Friedman, MD
  1. Dr. Caan is a Resident in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA and Clinical Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Sreshta is affiliated with a private psychiatric practice, Cambridge, MA. Dr. Okwerekwu is a Fellow, Division of Women’s Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. Dr. Landess is Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, and Associate Training Director, Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. Dr. Hatters Friedman is The Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and Professor of Reproductive Biology, Pediatrics, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
  1. Address correspondence to: Marissa P. Caan, MD. E-mail: mcaan{at}challiance.org.
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