Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month!

摘要

Dear ICAN Readers, During the month of August, efforts are concentrated to promote and support breastfeeding as optimal nutrition for infants and young children, as well as the maternal and societal benefits it affords. In order to encourage new parents to achieve the goals set for the United States in the Healthy People 2020 Initiative, the US Breastfeeding Committee has declared this month as National Breastfeeding Month, and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) celebrates the first week of August as World Breastfeeding Week. In celebration of these efforts and recognition of the special month of August, this issue of ICAN is devoted to the topic of breastfeeding, from how to ensure breastfeeding success, to overcoming some of the challenges that may present during the breastfeeding journey.