Infant Feeding

All expectant mothers should be given evidence-based information about breastfeeding in order to make an informed decision as to how they will feed their infants. Further, we believe that breastfeeding is affected by events in the entire reproductive process and that it is most successful when the mother is given information on initiating breastfeeding and support ongoing breastfeeding. The International Childbirth Education Association (ICEA) supports breastfeeding at all levels; in the childbirth classroom, in the support given by our doulas at births and postpartum, and in the community and from the local to international level.