,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai ,mr4 
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4
 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,br[n1    
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 & ,mr4 ,coons7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ! fir/ week 9  
,augu/ #bjai z ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week1 &  
designat+ ,augu/ #bjai z ,national      
,brea/fe$+ ,mon?4  ,:]eas ! ,am]ican    
,academy ( ,p$iatrics recomm5ds t a baby
 be f$ exclusively ?r\gh brea/fe$+ =    
ab\t ! fir/ #f mon?s aft] ! bir? ( !    
baby1 foll[$ by cont9u$ brea/fe$+ z     
complem5t>y foods are introduc$1 )      
cont9uation ( brea/fe$+ = #a ye> or     
long] z mutually desir$ by ! "m &       
infant2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,alliance =        
,brea/fe$+ ,action has designat$ ! fir/ 
week ( ,augu/ z ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week1 & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,brea/fe$+ ,committee   
has designat$ ,augu/ z ,national        
,brea/fe$+ ,mon?2 ,:]eas ,national      

,brea/fe$+ ,mon? focuses on h[ data &   
measurem5t c be us$ to build & re9=ce ! 
connections betwe5 brea/fe$+ & a broad  
spectrum ( o!r heal? topics &           
initiatives2 ,:]eas ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week
 & ,national ,brea/fe$+ ,mon? provide   
important opportunities to address      
b>ri]s to brea/fe$+ fac$ by families    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ar\nd ! _w2    
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! #bjaf ,brea/fe$+   
,report ,c>d ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease      
,control & ,prev5tion1 #ha4a p]c5t (    
mo!rs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or ab\t #d out 
( e #e mo!rs 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 />t     
brea/fe$+ _! babies at ! bir? ( _! baby2
 ,:]eas by ! end ( #f mon?s aft] ! bir? 
( a baby1 brea/fe$+ rates = mo!rs 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates fall to #ea4h p]c5t1 &    
only #bb4c p]c5t ( babies 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates are exclusively brea/f$ at #f    
mon?s ( age2 ,:]eas #b ( e #c mo!rs     
report t !y are unable to rea* _!       
p]sonal brea/fe$+ goals2 ,:]eas !re are 
sub/antial racial & e?nic disp>ities 9  
brea/fe$+ initiation & duration2 ,:]eas1

 9 #bjad1 #he4g p]c5t ( non-,hispanic   
,:ite infants 7 brea/f$1 z comp>$ to--  
7#a7 #fh4j p]c5t ( non-,hispanic ,black 
infants2 &  7#b7 #gi4e p]c5t (          
non-,hispanic ,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska
 ,native infants2  ,:]eas ! ,heal?y ,p  
#bjbj objectives = brea/fe$+ are t--    
7#a7 #hb p]c5t ( babies are brea/f$ at  
"s "t2  7#b7 #fa p]c5t ( babies cont9ue 
to be brea/f$ at #f mon?s2 &  7#c7 #cd  
p]c5t ( babies cont9ue to be brea/f$ at 
#a ye>2  ,:]eas brea/fe$+ is a prov5    
prim>y prev5tion /rategy t builds a     
f\ndation = life-long heal? & wellness2 
,:]eas ! evid5ce ( ! value ( brea/fe$+  
to ! heal? ( wom5 & *ildr5 is sci5tific1
 solid1 & cont9ually reaffirm$ by new   
rese>*2 ,:]eas a #bjaf /udy ( mat]nal & 
p$iatric heal? outcomes & associat$ co/s
 bas$ on #bjab brea/fe$+ rates indicates
 t if #ij p]c5t ( infants 7 brea/f$     
accord+ to m$ical recomm5dations1 #c1cdj
 dea?s1 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 m$ical co/s1 & 
#ad1bjj1jjj1jjj 9 co/s relat+ to        
premature dea? w\ld be prev5t$ annually2

 ,:]eas ! great majority ( pregnant wom5
 & new mo!rs want to brea/fe$ b face    
significant b>ri]s 9 community1 heal?   
c>e1 & employm5t sett+s2 & ,:]eas a     
#bjaf /udy f\nd t univ]sal brea/fe$+--  
7#a7 c\ld prev5t #hjj1jjj *ild dea?s p] 
ye> across ! _w2 &  7#b7 is an          
invaluable tool = mo!rs to provide      
ess5tial nutri5ts to protect newborns   
aga9/ infecti\s diseases 9 develop+     
c\ntries3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !        
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ! fir/ week (  
,augu/ #bjai z ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week2    
7#b7 designates ,augu/ #bjai z ,national
 ,brea/fe$+ ,mon?2  7#c7 supports !     
goals ( ,_w ,brea/fe$+ ,week & ,national
 ,brea/fe$+ ,mon?2 &  7#d7 supports     
policies & fund+ to ensure t all mo!rs  
:o *oose to brea/fe$ c access a full    
range ( appropriate support f *ild c>e &
 heal? c>e in/itutions1 heal? c>e       
insur]s1 employ]s1 rese>*]s1 & gov]nm5t 
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