This module on breastfeeding support is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how ECE programs can support optimal health for young children, their families, and care providers. Explore how to support breastfeeding mothers and babies, learn best practices for infant feeding and how to identify and implement improvement areas, create action steps to improve your program, and distinguish ways to engage families and staff in supporting breastfeeding moms and babies. (2 hours)
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Objectives
- Understand the importance of breastfeeding and the recommendations for how long infants should be breastfed.
- Understand barriers mothers face to breastfeeding.
- Learn how your program can support breastfeeding and meet best practices for infant feeding.
- Learn how to overcome challenges to supporting breastfeeding and meeting best practices for infant feeding.
- Identify opportunities to engage families and staff in supporting breastfeeding.
- Create an action plan to support and sustain program improvements to support breastfeeding and infant feeding.
The Taking Steps to Healthy Success series includes seven interactive, online courses. View information on the full series (PDF).
