Each year, more than 3.5 million women give birth in the United States. While 84 percent begin breastfeeding, many encounter barriers that make it difficult to continue — from a lack of paid leave to limited access to skilled lactation support. The consequences are significant: suboptimal breastfeeding costs the nation an estimated $17.2 billion to […] The post A National Strategy to Improve Support for Breastfeeding appeared first on Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
