Welcome to the Iowa Lactation Task Force Web site.

Please check back periodically as our new Web site grows.

Mission Statement
Providing, promoting, and coordinating breastfeeding education, support, and evaluation through local coalitions, health care providers, educational institutes, and other interested individuals.

Membership Information
You do not need to be a member of the Iowa Lactation Task Force to access this Web site. However membership entitles you to attend meetings and network with other supporters of breastfeeding, vote and run for office, and receive the Task Force newsletter.
Membership application

Task Force Meetings

 Meetings are held three times each year in:

• January, over the Iowa Communications Network,

• May, day before the annual state breastfeeding conference, and

• September
For more information about these meetings contact Holly Szcodronski .

History of the Task Force
The Task Force formed in 1986 when a group of nurses and dietitians came together to develop action plans for Iowa to achieve the 1990 national objectives for breastfeeding. This group surveyed hospitals in Iowa regarding their breastfeeding practices and based on the responses from the surveys developed a training opportunity. They then traveled the state providing current information on breastfeeding support. In 1990 the Task Force expanded to include interested organizations and individuals in Iowa. The coalition continues to support organizations and individuals in Iowa to meet the national health objective for breastfeeding which is by 2010 that at least 75% of infants will be breastfeed at birth, 50% will continue to be breastfeed at 6 months and 25% will be breastfeed to at least one year.