Evidence-Based Practice Guideline: Breastfeeding Support of the Active-Duty Servicewoman
Presented by: Heidi A. Koslo, Alaska Breastfeeding Coalition
Presented at NBCC Reimagined in 2020

The session will cover the recent development of an evidence-based practice guideline (EBPG) for use in the military health system, ideally by the Defense Health Agency (DHA), representing and providing healthcare for the Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. military is populated with families of child-bearing age; over one-third of the active duty (AD) forces in 2016 were aged 20 to 24 years. Strongly represented are groups that historically have not been well-supported in achieving successful breastfeeding, including Hispanic and African American women. Currently, existing policies, and advancement and coordination of such policies under an EBPG and over-arching policy within the DHA, should increase equity in support of military families attempting to meet their breastfeeding goals.

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