Breastfeeding

Make Breastfeeding (Y)our Business

Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) presented this poster at NWA’s Annual Conference in April 2017, and highlighted their local work with breastfeeding. As part of the CPHMC project, MICA’s coalition outlined […]

Increasing Equity in an Infant’s First Food Environment: Loudoun County, VA Breastfeeding Success Stories

Loudoun County created this poster to highlight their local work with breastfeeding. This poster was presented at NWA’s Annual Conference in April 2017 and highlighted the many activities pursued during […]

Culturally Sensitive Breastfeeding Education

Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos (FSIP) presented this poster at NWA’s Annual Conference in April 2017. As part of the CPHMC project FSIP sought to increase the rate and duration of […]

Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace is Welcome at Local Businesses in Dunklin County

Dunklin County created this poster to highlight their local work with breastfeeding friendly businesses as part of the CPHMC project. This poster was presented at NWA’s Annual Conference in April […]

Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice in Rural Communities

District Health Department #10 created this poster to highlight their local work on healthy food access during the CPHMC project, and was presented at NWA’s Annual Conference in April 2017. […]

Hospital Staff Armed with Skills to Support New Moms at Breastfeeding Boot Camp

Tarrant County created this poster to highlight their local work on their breastfeeding boot camps during the CPHMC project. The poster was presented at NWA’s Annual Conference in May 2016. […]

Geary County Health Department Increases Food Access & Breastfeeding Support

Geary County created this poster to highlight their local work promoting breastfeeding and healthy food access during the CPHMC project. This poster was presented at NWA’s Annual Conference in May […]

Breastfeeding Outcomes in Washington State: Determining the Effect of Loving Support Peer Counseling Program and Characteristics of Participants at WIC

The peer support counseling intervention improved breastfeeding duation and initation in the two trial clinics in Washington State. "The likelihood that women enrolled in WIC would initiate BF at Public Health Seattle and King County Clinics increased by 3%, whereas those in Catholic Health Initatives Franciscan Medical Group clinics increased by 6.8%. Women receiving services in smaller PHSKC clinics (n < 60 women) were likely to breastfeed their infants at >1 week."

Strengths and Challenges of the Alaska WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program: A Qualitative Study of Program Implementation

The intervention program was successful and used texting and online support groups for women. The programs accesibility, relatability and knowledge were listed as the positive elements while confusion about the programs role, limited hours, funding and in person contact was listed as limitations.

Breastfeeding Is Associated With Higher Retention in WIC After Age 1

Mothers who engaged in any type of breastfeeding from 6-12 months were more likely than other mothers to recertify their children in WIC.