NCCHC Position Statement Endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Sep 24, 2018

NCCHC Position Statement Endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists



ACOG has approved the endorsement of the revised position statement Breastfeeding in Correctional Settings. The position statement is now ACOG official clinical guidance.

The position statement addresses the unique issues surrounding breastfeeding for postpartum inmates in correctional settings. It states that, wherever possible and not precluded by security concerns, correctional facilities that house pregnant and postpartum women should devise systems to enable postpartum women to express breast milk for their babies and to breastfeed them directly.

Click here to read the full position statement and here to view the endorsement.

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