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Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation and Support Across the United States: An Analysis

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Under Congressional-mandate, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene an ad hoc committee of experts to conduct a consensus study on policies, programs, and investments to better understand the landscape of breastfeeding promotion, initiation, and support across the United States. The study will provide an evidence-based analysis of the macroeconomic, social, and health costs and benefits of the United States' current breastfeeding rates and goals; and will build on what is known about inequalities in breastfeeding rates and disparities. The Committee will identify existing knowledge gaps, needed research, and data collection challenges.

About Past Events

Events

Report Release Webinar: Breastfeeding in the United States: Strategies to Support Families and Achieve National Goals

  • September 12, 2025
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)
  • Webinar
  • Past

Please join the Board on Children, Youth, and Families, in collaboration with the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences on September 12 from 4-5 pm ET for the release of its new report...

Meeting

Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation and Support Across the United States: An Analysis - Meeting 5

  • January 15 - 16, 2025
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This was the fifth meeting of the Committee on Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation, and Support Across the United States: An Analysis. The committee met in a closed session on January 15...

Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation and Support Across the United States: An Analysis - Meeting 4

  • October 24 - 25, 2024
  • Closed
  • Meeting
  • Past

This was the fourth meeting of the Committee on Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation, and Support Across the United States: An Analysis. The committee met in a closed session on October 2...

Perspectives on the Breastfeeding Journey: A Listening Session Series (Session 6)

  • September 17, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (ET)
  • Meeting
  • Past

This event was the last of six public sessions organized by the Committee on Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation, and Support Across the United States of the National Academies of Scienc...

Perspectives on the Breastfeeding Journey: A Listening Session Series (Session 6)

  • September 17, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (ET)
  • Meeting
  • Past

This event was the last of six public sessions organized by the Committee on Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation, and Support Across the United States of the National Academies of Scienc...

Perspectives on the Breastfeeding Journey: A Listening Session Series (Session 6)

  • September 17, 2024
  • 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (ET)
  • Meeting
  • Past

This event was the last of six public sessions organized by the Committee on Understanding Breastfeeding Promotion, Initiation, and Support Across the United States of the National Academies of Scienc...

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