Increasing Breastfeeding Rates

How do we increase breastfeeding rates?  Well, one good way is to 
train the nurses at the hospitals to help new moms get their babies 
latched on.
It also helps to encourage moms to take a breastfeeding class before 
they deliver. If moms get the support and education they need, they’re 
much more likely to try breastfeeding and even continue offering 
breastmilk to their babies as they grow and develop in the first 6 
months to 1 year.  Not every woman can breastfeed exclusively for 6 
months as is recommended for a variety of reasons.  #1, is giving moms 
the support and education they need.  It’s not enough to just say you 
should breastfeed, we must not make it more difficult for them, which 
means classes, access to lactation consultants and other trained 
health professionals, easy to follow guidelines and practical how to’s 
in the hospital.  What we’ve learned is that it’s not just one thing 
that increases breastfeeding or pumping rates, it has to be 
comprehensive.