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[ID] 423 [Interest Areas] Breastfeeding Coalition Representative Concerned Citizen Health Care Provider Lactation Professional Nonprofit Organization Public Health Worker State or Local Government [Comment] It would encourage higher breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates for all population groups if IBCLC services were covered by indurance and Medicaid. Also federal programs such as WIC that targets young mothers and infants should have wider access to breastfeeding peer counselors and advanced lactation practioners. Lactation clinics that staff IBCLCs, peer counselors and medical doctors with expertise in the lactation field should be funded. Rural areas are underserved with lactation services. Grant funding should be made available to encourage lactation training and promotion programs in rural areas. Some hospitals in rural areas do not even have access to a single breast pump. [Topic] 
Access to Lactation Care and Support
Call To Action on Breastfeeding
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