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    • Membership Fee Schedules
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    • Creating Space Scholarship
  • Policy & Actions
    • Federal Appropriations for Breastfeeding
    • Federal Policies, Programs, & Initiatives
    • PUMP Act >
      • The PUMP Act Explained
    • Take Action
    • Letters & Public Comments
  • Resources
    • USBC Directories >
      • USBC Member Directory
      • Affiliated Coalitions Directory
      • Equity Champions Directory
    • Constellation Developed Resources
    • Breastfeeding In Emergencies
    • Infant Formula Recall and Shortage
    • Lactation Support Provider Training Directory >
      • Lactation Support Providers Pathways
    • Learning Opportunities
    • Monthly Observances >
      • Black History Month
      • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
      • LGBTQIA+ Resources and Pride Month
      • National Breastfeeding Month
      • Hispanic Heritage Month
      • Native American Heritage Month
      • Safe Sleep and SIDS Awareness Month
    • Image Gallery Access
    • State Breastfeeding Reports
    • Workplace Guide
  • News & Events
    • Annual Conference >
      • 2023 Conference
      • 2023 NBCC FAQs
      • 2022 Conference Notes
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    • About the USBC
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    • Our Team
    • Job Opportunities
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    • USBC Committees
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    • History
    • Constellation Work Groups >
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      • Infant & Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Constellation
      • Disrupting Formula Marketing Constellation
      • Lactation Support Providers Constellation
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Federal Policies, Programs, & Initiatives

Thanks to the insights and advocacy efforts of individuals and organizations across the nation, a wide range of federal policies and programs are working to support breastfeeding families. Find key links and details sorted by topic below.

Current Federal Policies & Resources

Health Care

  • Women's Preventive Services Initiative (Health Resources & Services Administration, 2016)
  • Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2016)
  • Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2015)
  • IHS Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (Indian Health Service, 2013)

Mother & Families

  • WIC Breastfeeding Support – Learn Together. Grow Together (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2018)
  • Your Guide to Breastfeeding (Office on Women's Health, 2017)
  • It's Only Natural (Office on Women's Health, 2014)
  • Safe to Sleep (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2012)

Employment

  • Supporting Nursing Moms at Work (Office on Women's Health, 2014, revised 2019)
  • Apoyo a la lactancia materna en el trabajo (Office on Women's Health, 2014, revised 2019)
  • Employment Protections For Workers Who Are Pregnant or Nursing (U.S. Department of Labor, 2015)
  • Nursing Mothers in Federal Employment (U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2010)
  • Guide for Establishing a Federal Nursing Mother’s Program (U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2013)
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Research

  • Breastfeeding Report Card (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, biannual)
  • Maternal and Fetal Effects of Mental Health Treatments in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women: A Systematic Review of Pharmacological Interventions (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2019)
  • Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2018)
  • Pregnancy and Birth to 24 Months (U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2012)

Cross-Sector

  • Guide to Strategies to Support Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013)
  • The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding (Office of the Surgeon General, 2011)
  • National Prevention Strategy (Office of the Surgeon General, 2011)

Current Federal Programs that Include Breastfeeding

Communities

  • Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Health Resources & Services Administration)
  • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
  • Child and Adult Care Food Program (U.S. Department of Agriculture)​

Health Care

  • Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
  • Healthy Start (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

Employment

  • Head Start (Administration for Children & Families) 

Research

  • National Immunization Survey (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPS II) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care (mPINC) Survey (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Cross-Sector

  • ​​Healthy People 2030 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
  • Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy project (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

​Current Federally-Funded Initiatives

Mother & Families

  • National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep Improvement and Innovation Network (NAPPSS-IIN) (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

Health Care

  • EMPower Best Practices (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Continuity of Care in Breastfeeding Support (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • Breastfeeding Physician Education & Training Project Advisory Committee (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Public Health Infrastructure

  • Children's Healthy Weight Collaborative Improvement & Innovation Network (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

Older Documents and Initiatives

  • Surgeon General's Workshop on Breastfeeding and Human Lactation (1984)
  • National Breastfeeding Policy Conference (1998)
  • HHS Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding (2000)
  • The CDC Guide To Breastfeeding Interventions (2005)
  • AHRQ Evidence Report: Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries (2007)
  • Let's Move! and the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity (2010-2016)
  • Best Fed Beginnings (2011)
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