The CDC Guide To Breastfeeding Interventions
The CDC Guide To Breastfeeding Interventions provides state and local community members information to choose the breastfeeding intervention strategy that best meets their needs. Support for breastfeeding is needed in many different arenas, including worksites, medical systems, and family settings. The Guide builds upon the research evidence demonstrating effective interventions as well as the expertise of the nation’s leading scientists and experts in breastfeeding management and interventions.
You can download the entire guide (PDF-1Mb), or select individual chapters below:
- Maternity Care Practices (PDF-156k)
- Support for Breastfeeding in the Workplace (PDF-142k)
- Peer Support (PDF-145k)
- Educating Mothers (PDF-130k)
- Professional Support (PDF-146k)
- Media and Social Marketing (PDF-129k)
- Countermarketing and the WHO International Code (PDF-169k)
- Professional Education (PDF-137k)
- Public Acceptance (PDF-146k)
- Hotlines and Other Information Resources (PDF-125k)
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Page last updated: May 22, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion