A novel research has unveiled that advice given by family members, media and medical professional about parenting to new mothers is generally against the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommendations when it comes to infant sleep, breast feeding and vaccines.

Study's lead researcher Dr. Staci Eisenberg said in order to make correct decisions about baby's safety and health, parents should be rightly informed. Already, many studies have been done that have proved that right advice can bring a huge difference.

An experiment was carried out in which more than 1,000 mothers in the US took part. Their children were born between two and six months before the start of the study. The researchers asked the mothers on some advice being given to them.

Majority of the advice was given to these mothers by doctors, but it was shocking to know that it also contradicted recommendations from the AAP. In 30 to 60% of the cases, mothers have received advice from other family members.

Over 20% of the cases took breast-feeding advice from their family members. The researchers came to know that the advice was against the AAP recommendations. About 70% of the women stated that they have taken advice on breast feeding from the media and majority of it did not match AAP recommendations.

Study's first author Dr. Staci R. Eisenberg, a pediatrician at Boston Medical Center, said, "As a physician, these findings made me stop and really think about how we communicate important information to new patients".