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[ID] 280 [Interest Areas] Concerned Citizen [Comment] The WIC program should more fully support breastfeeding. Every pregnant women on WIC should told of the benefits of breastfeeding, given education prenatally on how to breastfeed, and strongly encourage to breastfeed. The WIC program should only provide food, and not cover formula except for in certain situations, such as with a doctors note, etc. Breastfeeding should be expected as part of the program unless health reasons arise making it difficult/impossible to breastfeed. These children are already at risk of nutritional deficiency, so the government should make sure breastfeeding if at all possible is apart of their diet to ensure the best start for these disadvantaged children. These changes alone would dramatically increase the breastfeeding rates in our country. [Topic] 
Community Support for Breastfeeding in Complementary Programs (e.g., Early Head Start, Home Visitation, Parental Training)
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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