To improve the health and well-being of infants and families in Oklahoma through
education, outreach, and advocacy to promote and support breastfeeding
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About 70% of employed mothers with children younger than 3 years of age work full-time. In Oklahoma, 1 in 5 women who stopped breastfeeding cited returning to work or school as the reason.

A partnership of the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates, the Oklahoma Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Initiative seeks to recognize work sites that support a woman’s right to breastfeed.

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The Purpose:
To promote a philosophy of maternal infant care that advocates breastfeeding and supports the normal physiological functions involved in the establishment of this maternal-infant process.

To assist families choosing to breastfeed, with initiating and developing a successful and satisfying experience.

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The Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates is open to anyone who wishes to improve breastfeeding rates in Oklahoma and make this a more breastfeeding friendly state.  For more information or to be added to our mailing list contact us.
In the News
What a year 2011 was!  Safe Infant Feeding in Emergencies
OSDH WIC Breastfeeding Conference, June 15, 2012
For more information contact rosannes@health.ok.gov​
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Congratulations!!
Breastfeeding expertise is growing in Oklahoma!    The IBLCE Exam was administered in July 2011 to 6,176 candidates in 16 languages in 50 countries and territories. The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners listed 132 International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC's) in Oklahoma in 2010.  As of November 2011, there are 160!
​Congratulations to all the new and recertified Oklahoma IBCLC's!

Breastfeeding Educator Program 
June 20, 21, & 22, 2012 -- Oklahoma City, OK
For more information visit lactation-consultant-services.com
NEW!  The Oklahoma Lactation Consultants Association (OKLCA -- visit them on Facebook!) will be meeting every other month at the Cancer Resource Center at Mercy Health Center, including 5/10, 7/17, 9/13, and 11/8 in 2012. Contact Becky Drevets for more information.