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WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BREASTFEEDING SUCCESS.
Welcome to the
WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN BREASTFEEDING SUCCESS.
Action Alert: Contact Your Legislators to Co-Sponsor Pump Bill
/in For Employers, For Members, For Parents, For Providers /by Emily SylvesterA new bill, An act improving access to breast pumps, has been introduced to the Massachusetts legislature. The bill mandates insurance coverage for multi-user double pumps, supplies, and lactation consultant consultation for preterm and other vulnerable babies. Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition and others will be advocating for passage of this bill. We will offer guidance, updates, and […]
Massachusetts Pump Access Bill: The Legislative Journey Ahead
/in For Employers, For Members, For Parents, For Providers /by Emily SylvesterBy Naomi Bromberg Bar-Yam, PhD Over the last several months, a team of breastfeeding advocates has worked with Senator Cynthia Creem and Representative Dan Carey to draft SD.629, “An Act improving access to breast pumps,” which they introduced in both state legislative houses in January 2023. This bill is important to improve equity in breastfeeding […]
Lancet Series on Breastfeeding Exposes Exploitive Marketing of Infant Formula
/in For Employers, For Members, For Parents, For Providers /by Emily SylvesterBy Melissa Bartick, MD, MS, MPH, FABM and Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding explores how the value of breastfeeding is wasted by governments and public health, and how the vulnerabilities of women and children are exploited by the commercial milk formula (CMF) industry. The three-part series explores the strategies used […]