Breastfeeding: The First Choice for the First State 

​Throughout most of human history, babies have thrived on only one food: breast milk. Across the world, human milk is recognized as the optimal form of infant nutrition because of its nutritional quality, the health benefits it provides, and its innate place in our life’s framework. 

The Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware strives to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding in Delaware by imparting current and evidence-based information and skills to enable parents, families, health practitioners, and community leaders to make informed decisions. 

Please view our Strategic Plan, Diversity Values Statement & Guiding Principles and feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or suggestions.  We welcome you to join in these exciting efforts!

​​​​Future Meetings:
General meetings are currently on hold.
We plan on resuming our regular meetings in January of 2024

Meeting Location:
*All meeting at this time will be held via Zoom until further notice.*

Upcoming Events

BCD News
The Breastfeeding Coalition of Delaware has received funding from Healthy Women Healthy Baby to pilot a program called The Delaware Breastfeeding Village. To learn more, click here. 

Breastfeeding Advocacy
The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act (H.R. 3110/S. 1658) was advanced by the Senate HELP Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support on May 25, 2021, but has not yet been considered by the full Senate, even though it was passed in the House with a strong bipartisan vote last October. 
Please consider calling, tweeting, and emailing your Senator to urge them to support the PUMP Act.
See the Pump Act Partner Toolkit for more information.

COVID-19 Breastfeeding Updates 
Although at this time it is noted that the novel coronavirus is a low risk for infants and children we do know that breast milk is an important way we can protect babies. We encourage mothers at this time to practice good hand hygiene and sanitation practices and to practice social distancing. For more information on the CDC's recommendations please see the link below. 
Breastfeeding and Caring for Newborns if You Have COVID-19 | CDC 

For information regarding the COVID vaccine in breastfeeding families please see the following links.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Statement
ACOG Advisory