Aug. 21, 2024

Military Honors Mothers, Infants by Supporting Breastfeeding

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that 60 percent of mothers in the U.S. stop breast feeding sooner than planned, and that only one out of four infants are exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life, the medically recommended duration. The DOD and service military policies have been created and updated to ensure military mothers have the time, resources, and leadership support to breastfeed for six months after birth.

Aug. 16, 2022

After Dobbs Decision, Department of Defense Provides Q&A Resource

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision protecting abortion rights, service members and families were left uncertain about their access to reproductive health care.