Media & Statements Hub

Welcome to ABM's media & statements hub! Members of the press may contact the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine at [email protected] with media inquiries. Please include your contact information, topic, questions, and publishing deadline.

ABM has issued dozens of resources on core topics related to breastfeeding medicine that serve the broader purpose of promoting, protecting, and supporting the importance of breastfeeding worldwide. Check back periodically, as these statements and press releases may be updated to reflect new findings and the views of our members.

Organizational Statements

August 2024: Importance of Human Milk to Reduce the Risk of NEC in Premature Infants

May 2022: Shortage of Infant Formula

December 2021: World AIDS Day (Joint Statement with WABA)

March 2021: Attacks on AAPI Community

December 2020: Consideration for COVID-19 Vaccination in Lactation

March 2020: Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

2020: Health Equity 


Press Releases

September 16, 2024: Breastfeeding in Emergency Situations

August 27, 2024: Clinical Protocol #19, "Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Period"

March 22, 2024: Paid Maternity Leave — Importance to Society, Breastfeeding, and Sustainable Development

February 2021: COVID-Infected Mothers Separated from Their Babies Affects Breastfeeding Outcomes

January 2021: Promotion Breastfeeding-Friendly Physicians' Offices


ABM Members in the News

March 9, 2024: Call to end sponsorship from commercial milk formula companies 


Press Inquiries

ABM Executive Director: Nicole Wallace, MBA
[email protected]
+1.847.375.4726