WHEREAS, enhancing maternal health is a fundamental value of Governor Youngkin’s “Healthy Moms, Healthy Families, and Healthy Communities” initiative and is of utmost importance to the happiness, vitality, and livelihood of our Commonwealth’s families and communities; and

鉴于最佳营养在生命最初的几个月和几年里至关重要，并对持续健康产生终生影响；

鉴于母乳在生理上适合婴儿成熟的消化系统，可确保其正常生长发育，并有助于预防各种急性和慢性疾病；

WHEREAS, breastfeeding is a natural, renewable food that is environmentally safe, produced and delivered without pollution or packaging waste, and is a sustainable infant feeding choice that strengthens community resiliency; and

WHEREAS, breastfeeding strengthens the emotional and physical bond between mother and child and provides women with health benefits such as recovering more quickly from childbirth, reduced risk of ovarian, uterine, and breast cancer, as well as osteoporosis and high blood pressure; and

WHEREAS, breast milk transmits key antibodies that prevent severe infections and promote effective immune modulation, inflammation regulation, and tissue development; and

WHEREAS, breastfeeding lowers the risk of postpartum depression and high blood pressure, which is prevalent among women following delivery; and

WHEREAS, breastfeeding is a public health focus area because the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion hopes to increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed at one year of age to 54%; and

WHEREAS, 73% of mothers return to full-time employment within 6 months of giving birth, so workplace lactation accommodation is necessary and critical to meeting this goal; and

然而， 经过巴氏消毒的人类捐赠母乳可以成为医学上脆弱的婴儿的救命治疗方法，也是纯母乳喂养的营养桥梁，弗吉尼亚州的母亲们慷慨地向有需要的人捐赠了母乳；

WHEREAS, food security and safe infant feeding is a priority to support healthy moms, families, and communities, and the Virginia Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program provides nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and supplemental nutritious foods; and

WHEREAS, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action declared August 1-7, 2025, as World Breastfeeding Week, and the 2025 theme is “Prioritize Breastfeeding: Create Sustainable Support Systems;” and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Health strives to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in a joint effort with hospital systems and community partners; and, to keep breastfeeding high on the public health agenda to improve the health and well-being of our communities;

因此，我，格伦·杨金， 特此将2025 8 月定为弗吉尼亚州的母乳喂养宣传月，并呼吁全体公民予以纪念。