Today the new Healthy People 2020 health goals for the United States were released with strong support for breastfeeding. The new target for breastfeeding initiation is 81.9% and three new goals have been added; increase the proportion of employers that have worksite lactation support programs, reduce the proportion of breastfed newborns who receive formula supplementation within the first 2 days of life, and increase the proportion of live births that occur in facilities that provide recommended care for lactating mothers and their babies (a big boost for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative). The Healthy People initiative sets national objectives with a monitoring process to motivate action. In the last decade, preliminary analyses indicate that the country has either progressed toward or met 71 percent of its Healthy People targets. This is certainly true of breastfeeding initiation which met the 75% goal of Health People 2010. Now is the time to renew our efforts and use these goals as tools to improve the health of our mothers and babies.
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/objectiveslist.aspx?topicid=26



Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA





 

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