Thursday, August 26, 2010

Breastfeeding state laws

Did you know that approximately 70 percent of mothers start breastfeeding immediately after birth, but less than 20 percent of those moms are breastfeeding exclusively six months later. It is a national goal to increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies in the early postpartum period to 75 percent by the year 2010. And this is where new laws/revisions come into play to encourage mothers to continue on, because you have rights and are protected by law...