Health Care Practices

Become a Breastfeeding Friendly Practice

Health care providers play an integral role in promoting and supporting a woman’s decision to breastfeed. This promotion and support begin during preconception care and continues through prenatal, postpartum and ongoing care of the woman, the infant and her family. Providers are vital sources of expertise to communicate the advantages of breastfeeding and the risks of not breastfeeding, help promote exclusivity and enable long-term breastfeeding success based on the mother’s intentions. Resources are available for providers to promote and support a woman’s decision to breastfeed at https://www.health.ny.gov/community/pregnancy/breastfeeding/providers/

Breastfeeding Friendly Practices by County

Provider practices that are already designated in your county.

https://www.health.ny.gov/prevention/nutrition/cacfp/bfpraclst.htm

Practice Spotlight

We are proud and grateful to all the health care practices we work with as they continue to try to provide breastfeeding support/resources to their patients despite the barriers of the COVID epidemic.