UNITED STATES's Assessments of the State of Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding For World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative (WBTi)

REPORT CARD -

Policies and Programmes (Indicator 1-10)
[score out of 10]

National Policy ,Governance and Funding

4.0

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative / Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

6.0

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes

0.5

Maternity Protection

2.5

Health and Nutrition Care Systems

8.0

Counselling Services for the Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers

4.0

Accurate and Unbiased Information Support

3.0

Infant Feeding and HIV

2.5

Infant and Young Child Feeding during Emergencies

0.0

Monitoring and Evaluation

10.0

Total Score (Policy and Programmes) 40.5/100

Practice (Indicator 11-15)

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding

69.0%

Exclusive Breastfeeding for the first 6 months

25.0%

Median Duration of breastfeeding

6.0 months

Bottle-feeding Rates

30.0%

Complementary Feeding

92.0%

Report

Report Card

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Alaska Breastfeeding Coalition
American Breastfeeding Institute
Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN)
Baby Cafe` USA
BSTARS
Healthy Children Project, Inc. Center For Breastfeeding
Human Milk Banking Association of North America
The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA)
La Leche League USA
Mom2Mom Global
National Association of Professional and Peer Lactation Supporters of Color (NAPPLSC)
New Hampshire Breastfeeding Task Force
Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE)
Tennessee Breastfeeding Coalition