This article is part of a series on Breastfeeding and feminism: Reproductive health, rights and justice, edited by Dr Miriam H Labbok, Dr Paige Hall Smith, and Ms Emily C Taylor.

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Transdisciplinary breastfeeding support: Creating program and policy synergy across the reproductive continuum

Miriam H Labbok

Center for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care, Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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International Breastfeeding Journal 2008, 3:16doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-16

Published:	4 August 2008

Abstract

This paper was presented at the symposium on Breastfeeding and Feminism: A Focus on Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice. It underscores the power and potential of synergy between and among organizations and individuals supporting breastfeeding, the mother-child dyad, and reproductive health to increase sustainable breastfeeding support. These concepts were brought together to lay the groundwork for working group discussions of synergy in program and policy actions.