(Washington, DC) -- More than 20 midstate mothers are expected to help set the record for the most women breastfeeding at the same time as part of World Breastfeeding Week. The moms and their babies will gather this morning at the Om Baby Pregnancy and Parenting Center in Camp Hill, Cumberland County to take part in the nationwide Big Latch On event. Doctor Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says breastfeeding provides a number of benefits. "For the child, there's a lower risk of ear infections, lung infections, and gastrointestinal infections. There's a lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, of diabetes, and obesity," he says. "For the mother, there's a lower risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer." Frieden says only 14 percent of hospitals have written policies that support breastfeeding, and less than half of the babies born in the U.S. are breastfed during their first six months of life. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in 120 countries. The record for the most mothers breastfeeding simultaneously in different countries, which was set last year, is 9,826. The Big Latch On event will take place at 10:30am at 2201 Rear Market Street in Camp Hill.