Breastfeeding Awareness Month

2023 NABM Theme: This is Our Why

The 2023 NABM theme, This is Our Why, will help shine a light on why this work is so important and center the conversation on the babies and families who need our support. Join us as we celebrate mothers and lactating parents and work to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding and human milk feeding for the 13th annual National Breastfeeding Month this August!

2023 National Breastfeeding Month Weekly Observances

Week 1 (August 1-7): World Breastfeeding Week
          Theme: Enabling Breastfeeding: Making a difference for working parents
Week 2 (August 8-14): Indigenous Milk Medicine Week
          Theme: From the Stars to a Sustainable Future
Week 3 (August 15-21): Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week
          Theme: Telling Our Stories, Elevating Our Voices!

​Week 4 (August 25-31): Black Breastfeeding Week
          Theme: We Outside!: Celebrating Connection & Our Communities
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