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The state of breastfeeding in Washtenaw County

By Mark | July 16, 2014

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 […]

Posted in Food, Health, Local Business, Michigan | Also tagged Baby-Friendly, breast milk, breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Antidiscrimination Act, Breastfeeding Peers, Business Case For Breastfeeding, Gayathri Akella, lactation, old white men making decisions on women's health, Pauline Lesser, poverty, pumping, Rick Snyder, SB 674, smoking, teen moms, UNICEF, Washtenaw County Breastfeeding Friendly Business Awards, WIC, women's health, World Health Organization | 6 Comments

“Let them eat tits”

By Mark | August 19, 2013

[above: Nursing Moms Tent at Ypsi’s 2013 Heritage Fest] I know my friends who worked their asses off in order to make last weekend’s Heritage Festival the incredible success that it was are likely to take what I’m about to say personally, and I apologize in advance if that’s the case. I don’t mean it […]

Posted in Health, Rants, Ypsilanti | Also tagged babies, baby formula, breastfeeding, Christine Northrup, feminism, Gabrielle Palmer, Heritage Fest, Nestle | 71 Comments

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