To Improve Breastfeeding Rates in U.S., Report Recommends Creating National Strategy, Enacting Paid Federal Family and Medical Leave

Each year more than 3.5 million women give birth in the U.S., and approximately 84% begin breastfeeding. However, many women are unable to meet their own breastfeeding goals or national recommendations, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that analyzes breastfeeding promotion, initiation, and support across the United States […]