Fostering Breastfeeding Equity in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The benefits of mother's milk are abundant and well known for both term and preterm infants (Note: Not everyone who provides human milk identifies as a woman or relates to the term "breastfeeding," but because this accompanies the majority of infant feeding experiences, we have made the decision to phrase it this way while also acknowledging that this language can be exclusionary). The American Academy of Pediatrics now supports longer breastfeeding duration through the first 2 years of age.1 United States legislation in the last 2 decades has made progress in supporting breastfeeding, with policies such as improved access to antenatal and postpartum lactation support, some improvements in double electric breast pump access, and protected time and private spaces to pump at work for many employees.