Earlier this month, the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) declared August to be National Breastfeeding Month. To commemorate this special month, here are just a few recent studies, programs, and champions of breastfeeding awareness and advocacy:
- New study: breastfeeding reduces risk of asthma
- HHS announces new guidelines to aid breastfeeding mothers
- Institute of Medicine report recommends breastfeeding to avert childhood obesity
- First Lady Advocates for Breastfeeding Mothers
- IRS Now Offering Tax Breaks to Breastfeeding Mothers