​The annual USBC Conference, called the National Breastfeeding Conference & Convening (NBCC), brings together a diverse set of clinical, community, advocacy, and research professionals who recognize the public health importance of breastfeeding as critical for reducing the burden of infant morbidity and mortality, childhood and adolescent overweight, obesity, and chronic disease, and maternal type 2 diabetes and maternal breast and ovarian cancers.

​The convening is designed to develop and strengthen the leadership capacity of the public health workforce, including representatives from direct service organizations, breastfeeding coalitions, hospitals and healthcare facilities, health departments, research institutions, and federal agencies to effectively protect, promote, and support breastfeeding at the national, state, local, and community levels.

2025 Annual Conference Update

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After much deliberation, it is with heavy hearts that the USBC announces the cancellation of the June 2025 in-person National Breastfeeding Conference and Convening in Bethesda, Maryland.  

The U.S. Breastfeeding Committee has, since its inception in 1998, rooted itself in its commitment to promoting changes to policy, systems, and environments that support breastfeeding and improve access to human milk. We cannot, however, achieve these changes without you—the supporters, member organizations, and coalitions that, through conversation and collaboration, direct our path forward. We recognize that it is this spirit of togetherness that makes the NBCC such a treasured component of our work at USBC, and we look forward to gathering next year.  

Please check the Weekly Wire newsletter regularly, as we will continue to provide updates about alternative opportunities to gather with those who share passion for this work. 

Let us continue, with unbroken resolve, to remain steadfast as we work toward realizing our vision for thriving families and communities, with a breastfeeding landscape that supports and uplifts all people, particularly those who have been historically marginalized. 
If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]. ​

A look back at our 2023 event...

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