Public Health Considerations for Human Milk and Breast/Chest Feeding

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In this course students will examine the multiple spheres that impact family’s infant feeding decisions in the United States and globally. Despite longstanding recommendations by the World Health Organization, less than 40% of infants receive exclusive human milk for the first 6 months. Students will examine the social, economic, political, industry, and policy influences related to human milk and breastfeeding/chest-feeding. This interdisciplinary course provides students from multiple schools (nursing, public health, dental, medical, college, and others) the opportunity to gain a comprehensive perspective of the issues surrounding infant feeding. Students will be challenged to identify evidence-based solution, in order to improve the health of our society through the lifesaving medical intervention of human milk and breastfeeding.