Breastfeeding Initiatives
CWA is working with multiple partners to improve breastfeeding rates among low-income women in California. Our goals are to increase initiation and duration of breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding, as well as promote greater acceptance of breastfeeding as the accepted norm.
Breastfeeding Policy Briefings
Policy Papers
- Increasing Breastfeeding in the Low-Wage Worksite, 2009
- Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding in WIC-The Power of Peer Counseling, 2009
- Breastfeeding: The First Defense Against Obesity, 2006
- Overcoming Barriers to Breastfeeding in Low-Income Women, 2006
Hospitals BF Rates Reports
- Closing the Gap in Hospital Breastfeeding Rates: A Special Analysis for California’s Central Valley, 2009
- Depends on Where You are Born: California Hospitals Must Close the Gap in Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates, 2008
- 2008County Fact Sheets
- A Fair Start for Better Health: California Hospitals Must Close the Gap in Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates, 2007
- 2007 County Fact Sheets
- Reducing Obesity From the Start: California Hospitals Must Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates, 2006
- 2006 County Fact Sheets
Legislation and Advocacy
- California Legislation
- Federal Legislation-Breastfeeding Promotion Act
- CA Breastfeeding Laws (coming)
- BF Ambassadors
CA Breastfeeding Roundtable
Mother Baby Friendly Workplaces
- Federal Legislation-Breastfeeding Promotion Act
- CA Worksite Lactation Accommodation Law
- Increasing Breastfeeding in the Low-Wage Worksite, 2009
- 2009 Mother Baby Friendly Workplace Awards, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
Medi-Cal Support for Breastfeeding
Provider Bulletins
- Lactation Evaluation and Management
- Breastpumps
- DME Moratorium Lift for Lactation
- Medi-Cal 101 Handout