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      • Disrupting Formula Marketing Constellation
      • Lactation Support Providers Constellation
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      • Workplace Support Constellation
    • Active Legislation
    • Breastfeeding Policy Map
    • Existing Legislation
    • Federal Policies, Programs, & Initiatives
    • PUMP Act >
      • The PUMP Act Explained
      • PUMP Act Implementation Resources
      • Know Your Rights-PUMP-Act--PWFA
    • Federal Appropriations for Breastfeeding
    • Take Action
    • Letters & Public Comments
  • Resources
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      • USBC Member Directory
      • Affiliated Coalitions Directory
    • Breastfeeding References
    • Breastfeeding Resources for Parents
    • Breastfeeding In Emergencies >
      • Infant Formula Recall and Shortage
    • Constellation Developed Resources
    • Image Gallery Access
    • Lactation Support Provider Training Directory >
      • Lactation Support Providers Pathways
    • Learning Opportunities
    • Monthly Observances
    • State Breastfeeding Reports
    • USBC Data Survey
  • News & Events
    • Annual Conference
    • Events Calendar
    • National Breastfeeding Month
    • USBC in the Media
    • USBC News & Blogs
    • Weekly Wire Newsletter
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Lactation Support Providers Constellation

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Constellation Steward: U.S. Breastfeeding Committee (Camille Abbe)

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


"Whereas all people wanting to feed their babies human milk have a right to access
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."

Resources, Letters, and Comments


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  • Lactation Support Providers Descriptor Table
    • Lactation Support Providers Descriptor Video
  • Lactation Support Providers Pathways Information
  • Lactation Support Providers Training Directory
  • Payer Policy Guidance: Innovative Approaches to Coverage Of Breastfeeding Support, Equipment, and Supplies

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  • Letter to TRICARE expressing concerns about lactation provider classes in the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration (December, 2021)
  • Comments responding to the 2021 Breastfeeding Support and Supplies Draft Clinical Recommendations from the Women's Preventive Services Institute (September, 2021)

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
  • Breastfeeding USA
  • Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute
  • Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association
  • HealthConnect One
  • Healthy Children Project
  • Indigenous Lactation Counselors
  • International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners
  • La Leche League USA​
  • Lactation Education Resources
  • Global Military Lactation Community
  • National Association of County & City Health Officials
  • National WIC Association
  • Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere
  • United States Lactation Consultant Association
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