A few weeks ago, after a hard-fought campaign by public health professionals and women’s rights advocates across the state of Michgan, Governor Snyder signed into law the Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act (SB 674), essentially giving nursing mothers in our state the right to breastfeed publicly without fear of arrest. In celebration of this fact, I reached […]
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The state of breastfeeding in Washtenaw County
Posted in Food, Health, Local Business, Michigan Also tagged Baby-Friendly, breast milk, breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act, Breastfeeding Peers, Gayathri Akella, lactation, old white men making decisions on women's health, Pauline Lesser, poverty, public breastfeeding, pumping, Rick Snyder, SB 674, smoking, teen moms, UNICEF, Washtenaw County Breastfeeding Friendly Business Awards, WIC, women's health, World Health Organization 6 Comments