The Surgeon General's Call to Action
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding offers steps for communities, workplaces, childcare agencies, hospitals, health care providers, and public health professionals to make br
The Surgeon General's Call to Action
The Surgeon General's Call to Action: Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Evidence Grade: A; Authority refresh ingestion. Based on US guidelines for 0-12 months.
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- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Evidence Grade: A
- Authority refresh ingestion
Published
4/1/2026
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The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding offers steps for communities, workplaces, childcare agencies, hospitals, health care providers, and public health professionals to make breastfeeding attainable and easier.
Most mothers want—and try—to breastfeed. Unfortunately, a mother's interest alone is not always enough to make breastfeeding possible. Mothers can face multiple and complex barriers when they try to start or continue breastfeeding, and U.S. breastfeeding rates vary widely.
With this Call to Action, the Surgeon General seeks to make it possible for every mother who wishes to breastfeed to do so. The report calls for shifting how we as a nation think and talk about breastfeeding.
The resources below summarize some of the key findings and action steps from the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.
References
- The Surgeon General's Call to Action(CDC)4/1/2026
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