Newsletters, publications, and resources for WIC Agencies.
The in-hospital support a mother receives before and after birth greatly impacts breastfeeding success. CWA and partners have developed reports and fact sheets each to highlight breastfeeding rates in California hospitals.
California needs innovative breastfeeding support strategies. Advocates and policy makers must work together to develop action plans to combat potential reversals in breastfeeding rates.
The journey toward ensuring optimal prenatal care is ongoing, with continual advancements and shifts necessary to meet the evolving needs of expectant mothers.
This policy update on California breastfeeding and hospital performance includes important data on exclusive breastfeeding by ethnicity and in-hospital and exclusive breastfeeding rates.
Policymakers and advocates have relied on publicly reported data to guide, evaluate, and monitor initiatives aimed at increasing breastfeeding rates throughout our diverse state. And these efforts have led to a steady rise in in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding rates.
New opportunities for WIC and public health to join efforts are available now and unfolding in the future.
Breast milk provides the perfect balance of nutrients tailored to the baby’s needs, promoting healthy growth and development.
By promoting and supporting exclusive breastfeeding, we can contribute to healthier families and communities, creating a brighter future for the next generation.
Breastfeeding rates will never increase unless we ensure that institutions like hospitals and workplaces support breastfeeding.
In this policy brief on preventing obesity in early childhood we present the need for and examples of peer counseling for breastfeeding mothers.
Childhood obesity is an urgent health crisis in California. Read more in this brief.
Obesity risk among WIC participants is one of the most serious public health nutrition challenges facing health care providers.