Tag: breastfeeding support

World Breastfeeding Week took place from August 1-7

October 1, 2024

By Katelyn McSweeney, LSCW — Social Worker Center for Healthy Beginnings Although World Breastfeeding Week took place in early August, its goals of raising awareness and promoting breastfeeding are important all year. This year, the week’s theme was “Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all.” The campaign’s goals included: Here are some facts released in … More World Breastfeeding Week took place from August 1-7

Breastfeeding Support for All

August 20, 2024

By Kylie Spiro — Communications Coordinator for BAMSI National Breastfeeding Month (NBM), observed annually in August in the United States, traces its history to the early 1990s. The celebration was initially established as National Breastfeeding Week until the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) expanded it to a month-long observance in 2011. This expansion raised awareness … More Breastfeeding Support for All