Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is the biological norm, but for years, and sometimes still today, infant growth curves used by doctors have been compared to charts based on formula fed babies. Article by Barbara Behrmann.

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This resource gives a summary of breastfeeding laws in the United States, by state. Thirty-nine states have laws specifically allowing women to breastfeed in any public or private location. Twenty-one states exempt breastfeeding from public indecency laws. Thirteen states have laws related to breastfeeding in the workplace. Four states have implemented or encouraged the development of a breastfeeding awareness education campaign.

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