Lactation Support Providers (LSP) Constellation

Steward: United States Breastfeeding Committee (Amelia Psmythe)

The first of the USBC-affiliated Constellations, this group was first convened in June 2014 for an in-person meeting, with funding support for the Centers of Disease Control & Prevention. At this meeting the participants agreed on the Declaration of Intent and Priority Strategies listed below.

Declaration of Intent:

"Whereas all mothers & babies have a right to access to trained lactation support to reach their goals;

Whereas all lactation support providers bring value to the landscape of care;

Therefore we agree to work collaboratively to influence opportunities for change to increase access to lactation support."

Constellation Priority Strategies:

Advancing Equity by Decolonizing the First Foods Landscape & Centering on the Needs of Families.

• Enrich the LSP Constellation’s participation, procedures and collaborative approach

• Develop innovative solutions and tools to achieve equity in breastfeeding and breastfeeding support

• Advocate for lactation support providers and breastfeeding families through targeted communication and participation in policy-making

• Improve and expand the lactation support provider field through equitable routes of training and payment for services

• Increase equitable access for breastfeeding families through engagement, access, and empowerment

Constellation Participants:

Academy of Lactation Policy & Practice
Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs
Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
Breastfeeding USA
Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association
Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
HealthConnect One
Healthy Children Project
International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
La Leche League USA
Lactation Consultant Services
Lactation Education Accreditation & Approval Review Committee
Lactation Education Consultants
Lactation Education Resources
Mom2Mom Global
National Association of County & City Health Officials
National Association of Peer & Professional Lactation Supporters of Color
National WIC Association
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere
United States Lactation Consultant Association
USDA, Food and Nutrition Service