Recent Articles
Posted By: USBC Headquarters
Tue Feb 2nd, 2021
Have you served as an equity coach, trainer, speaker, or evaluator? We want to hear from you!
The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) is working to identify a cohort of equity experts to be included in a directory on the USBC website. This new resource will make it easier for individuals and organi
Posted By: USBC Headquarters
Fri Oct 23rd, 2020
The American Academy of Pediatrics published a resource titled "Culture Plan Supporting Breastfeeding Physicians and Trainees." Development of the Culture Plan was coordinated by the USBC, with authors Jessica Lee from the Center for WorkLife Law and Lauren Hanley from ACOG.
Posted By: Amelia Psmythe Seger
Fri Oct 9th, 2020
Babies are born each and every day; therefore, our emergency response and preparedness efforts must account for the presence of infants and young children in disasters. We are seven months into this pandemic. The babies born today were conceived in another time—in what feels almost like another worl
Posted By: USBC Headquarters
Wed Oct 7th, 2020
The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee is thrilled to introduce the 2020-2021 Board of Directors.
Posted By: Nikia Sankofa, MPH, MPA
Fri Aug 7th, 2020
"Oh, we do that?" has been my common refrain during my first ten months at USBC. The breadth and depth of the work done by this eight-woman team is stupefying. A recent "oh, we do that?" was when I realized that USBC founded National Breastfeeding Month (NBM) in 2011 and defines each year's theme.
