The Virginia Breastfeeding Coalition is a 501C3 nonprofit and forum open to all to develop and implement effective breastfeeding promotion and support strategies.

Our Mission Is:

To improve infant and family health by making breastfeeding the cultural norm
To create a supportive public environment
To improve the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration in Virginia to meet the National Healthy People 2020 Breastfeeding Objective of:

-- 81.9% of women breastfeeding at hospital discharge

-- 60.6 % breastfeeding their infants at 6 months and

-- 34.1 % breastfeeding their infants at 1 year of age.

Our Goals for Virginia:

To increase public awareness of breastfeeding support networks
To advance the “breastfeeding friendly” model of health care delivery and offer professional education to health care providers
To increase positive breastfeeding messages in the media and commercial sector
To protect the rights and needs of breastfeeding families and to promote breastfeeding as a way to decrease health care costs

Join our quarterly meetings and find meeting dates here.