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Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US). The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. Rockville (MD): Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2011.

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Appendix 4Abbreviations and Acronyms

AAP

American Academy of Pediatrics

AHRQ

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CMS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

DOL

U.S. Department of Labor

EU

European Union

FDA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

GAO

Government Accountability Office

HHS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HMBANA

Human Milk Banking Association of North America

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

IBCLC

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

IBLCE

International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

ILO

International Labor Organization

MCHB

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

mPINC

Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care

NEC

necrotizing enterocolitis

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIS

National Immunization Survey

OWH

Office on Women’s Health

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

USBC

United States Breastfeeding Committee

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USPSTF

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

WHO

World Health Organization

WIC

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

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