Author: Sandra Deissmann, FGKiKP, IBCLC
Author Information and Disclosure of Conflicts of InterestThe first part of the German S3 Guideline on Breastfeeding Duration and Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding was published on 20th February 2026 (DGKJ et al., 2025). After about five years of intensive interdisciplinary work, it provides, for the first time, clear, evidence-based, and nationally coordinated recommendations on breastfeeding duration for Germany. For healthcare professionals, this is an important milestone as it provides a sound basis for consistent and evidence-based breastfeeding counselling.
Keywords: full-breastfeeding, total breastfeeding, WHO recommendations, national guideline, health outcomes, dissenting opinions
How to cite: Deissmann S: New German S3 Guideline on Breastfeeding Duration (2026) – Evidence-Based Guidance for Breastfeeding Counselling. Lactation & Breastfeeding 2026;2:02.
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Sandra Deissmann (family, health and paediatric nurse, IBCLC) is a nurse with specialist training in family and child health. She has been assisting families during the sensitive phase of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood for many years. She has had her own practice as an IBCLC for over 20 years. She is also Breastfeeding Coordinator for the local health authority in Gießen, Germany. As the BDL representative, she helped shape the AWMF S3 guideline on “Breastfeeding Duration and Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding” (2026) as a voting member.The author states that she has no conflicts of interest or financial ties to commercial products.