Intro to Breastfeeding
We are working with health care providers, employers, and communities to help create places and policies that make breastfeeding easier for moms.
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Develop programs, provide support, and build awareness that breastfeeding is the optimal way of providing infants with nutrients they need for healthy growth and development.
Encourage adoption of Baby-Friendly guidelines as outlined by The CDC Guide to Strategies to Support Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies.
Develop awareness and encourage limitations on the marketing practices of infant formula.
Ensure support for breastfeeding within child care centers.
Generate breastfeeding support within the community.
Create breastfeeding campaigns that recognize the cultural diversity of communities.
Work with employers to develop worksite lactation support programs.
Visit the Progress Tracker to learn about this Priority Area’s objectives.
The Breastfeeding priority is led by Jessica Donahue, RN, of Baptist Health Expressly for You and Becky Sartini, DNP, RNC-NIC of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Their team features members from the following groups: Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Hospital Association, and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission.
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