It is well documented that human milk is the gold standard for infant nutrition, yet practitioner bias, discriminatory medical practices, predatory formula marketing, and lack of access to qualified and affordable lactation support professionals continue to impact worldwide chest/breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, particularly in our most vulnerable populations. Providing equitable and unbiased lactation education and support, prenatally and during the critical first weeks of an infant’s life, can positively impact that child’s and parent’s long term physical, mental, and emotional health. In this presentation, we will discuss the factors, participants, and policies that influence a community's chest/breastfeeding initiation and duration rates and the investments that can be made to protect and promote chest/breastfeeding for all families.
Learning Objectives:
1: List 3 factors that negatively impact chest/breastfeeding initiation and duration and analyze 3 ways in which they can engage community members to increase equitable lactation support.
2: Describe how unregulated donation of breastmilk substitutes combined with a lack of access to safe and clean water during emergencies place infants and young children at higher risk for malnutrition and mortality.
3: Summarize ways in which all communities can invest in breastfeeding to address inequalities to alleviate social inequities.
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