Breastfeeding

The Academy Breastfeed Expert Panel has actively pursued opportunities to support the recent Surgeon General's Call to Action, which outlines the health benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers.

Policy & News:

• Press Release (January 25, 2011): Fellows Lead American Academy of Nursing at Surgeon General's "Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding"
• Nursing Outlook Editorial: The surgeon general's call to breastfeeding action-policy and practice implications for nurses, Diana L. Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN

Publications:

• Nursing Outlook: A call to action: Ensuring reasonable break time for nursing mothers (Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 117-119, March 2013)
• Nursing Outlook: WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children): Policy versus practice regarding breastfeeding (Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 466-470, November 2013)
• Nursing Outlook: The surgeon general’s call to breastfeeding action-policy and practice implications for nurses (Volume 59, Issue 3 , Pages 174-176, May 2011)

Experts:

• Breast Feeding