About this resource:
HHS Non-systematic Review
Source: Office of the Surgeon General
Last Reviewed: 2011
Workgroups: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Workgroup
This Call to Action offers steps for people in all parts of society to support mothers and babies who are breastfeeding. It highlights information on:
- The importance of breastfeeding
- Rates of breastfeeding
- Barriers to breastfeeding
- Public health approaches to breastfeeding
These kind of efforts will increase public health impact, reduce inequities in health care quality for mothers and babies, and improve support for families in job and community settings.
Objectives related to this resource (2)
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Suggested Citation
1.
U.S. Office of the Surgeon General. (2011). The Surgeon General's call to action to support breastfeeding. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK52682/