The 2025 theme, Forward Together, centers unity, solidarity, and hope, honoring the strength of advocates and organizations advancing equitable access to human milk.
This national observance calls on individuals and communities to come together to educate, support, and uplift breast/chestfeeding families across the country. As a global, national, and social observance, Breastfeeding Awareness Month highlights the systems and structures that shape our health and encourages collaborative solutions.
Download UCSF Zoom backgrounds for Breastfeeding Awareness Month here!
Global, National, and Cultural Observances
(Aug 1-7, 2025) National WIC Breastfeeding Week
(Aug 1-7, 2025) World Breastfeeding Week: Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems
Discover more: worldbreastfeedingweek.org/
(Aug 8-14, 2025) Indigenous Milk Medicine Week: Unapologetically Indigenous: Love, Landback, & Liberation.
Discover more: indigenousmilkmedicinecollective.org/
(Aug 15-21, 2025) Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Breastfeeding Week: Diverse Voices, One Vision
Discover more: facebook.com/AANHPIBreastfeedingWeek/
(Aug 25-31, 2025) Black Breastfeeding Week: Boots on the Ground; Rooted in Breastfeeding Success, Grounded in Community Support
Discover more: blackbreastfeedingweek.org/
(Sept 8-14, 2025) Semana de la Lactancia Latina: Territorio del corazon: Lactancia sin fronteras
Discover more: facebook.com/Latinxbreastfeedingweek/
(Sept 16-22, 2025) Inaugural Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Week: Close the Gap, Bridge the Divide: Establish Breastfeeding Support Access.
Discover more: bit.ly/dhh_breastfeeding
Social Observances
(Aug 22-24, 2025): Military Lactation Celebration: Decade of Dedication: Progress with a Purpose
Discover more: bit.ly/globalmilitarylactation
(Sept 1-7, 2025): Workplace Lactation Week: Creating Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplaces Everywhere
Discover more: facebook.com/WorkplaceLactationWeek/
City of San Francisco Event
August 6, 2025 Breastfeeding Walk 2025: Walking Together for Healthier Beginnings
- Time: 11:30 am Register here!
- Location: Civic Center Plaza (In front of City Hall)
- Hosted by San Francisco Health Network Maternal Child and Adolescent Health, California Women Infants & Children (WIC), San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco Recreation and Parks. Download flyer.
UCSF Events
Monthly Workshop: Pumping & Returning to UCSF
- Date/Time: August 14, 2025,12 pm-2 pm
- Register: bit.ly/3r6vuqr
- Join our monthly small-group workshop led by Caroline Cater, IBCLC. In this session, you'll learn how to maintain your milk supply at work, access onsite lactation resources, locate and request lactation room access, create a pumping schedule, and communicate effectively with your supervisor about your lactation needs.
Grand Rounds Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month: Forward Together: Learning, Connecting and Acting Together to Support and Sustain Lactation
- Date/Time: August 26, 2025, 8:10 am-9 am
- Save Zoom Link: https://tiny.ucsf.edu/OBGYNRS.
Presenter: Susan Crowe, MD, FACOG, Clinical Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Standford University, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Hosted by the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services.
Lactation Rights at Work and School
- View webinar recording in Box here.
- Date/Time: September 3, 2025, 12 pm-1 pm
- About: Join Jessica Lee, JD, Co-Director of WorkLife Law at UC Law San Francisco, a nationally recognized expert on laws at the intersection of employment, education, and reproductive justice, for a webinar on lactation rights at work and school.This session will provide an overview of key legal protections, practical strategies to support lactating employees and students, and guidance on navigating common challenges. Jessica’s advocacy has shaped major laws like the PUMP Act, and she advises organizations on best practices to uphold these rights.
UCSF MILK Support Group
- Tuesdays and Fridays: Virtual & Thursdays: In-person at Mission Bay
- Sign-up here!
- MILK, a FREE weekly meeting for breast/chestfeeding parents. Facilitated by a board-certified lactation consultant, who will provide expert guidance on breastfeeding techniques and address any concerns you may have.
ZSFG Event
Milk Drive at ZSFG
In honor of Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the Birthing Department at Zuckerberg San Francisco General is partnering with Mother’s Milk Bank to host a Milk Drive to help nourish and support babies in need. Open to the public, this event encourages all birthing parents with extra frozen breast/chest milk to donate. Help spread the word—and the nourishment. Your donation can make a life-saving difference!
- Date/Time: August 27, 2025, 11 am-2 pm
- Location: Zuckerberg San Francisco General, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco
- Milk Drop-Off: Bring your breast/chest milk frozen on the day of the event. Milk must be within 9 months of expression and labeled with the date and time it was pumped.
- Health Screen (pre-screen encouraged): For a quick and easy drop-off complete a short 5-minute health screening in advance: Call (877) 375-6645, option 3, or visit mothersmilk.org/donate-milk. You can also complete the screening onsite during drop-of
- Learn more about the August 27th event here.
