Breast-feeding Should Be Supported by Iowa's Businesses

Kudos to Representative Abdul-Samad for recognizing a real need both for the health of our children here in Iowa as well as the financial health of our Iowa families.  It's amazing with what we know about breast-feeding and the health of our children, as well as how women are needed in the workforce to support their families and to perform the work, that employers aren't a bit more with it.  
 
As I read the first comment to the Register's story saying what's wrong with having to go to the bathroom for this, I do it a number of times a day?  Perhaps some of them need to try the “man boob” from Meet the Fockers (sp?) to get the full effect of sitting on a toilet or standing in a bathroom to try and feed your baby. 
Full Article in the Register
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008803170323
 

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  • thanks for this diary

    Here is a link to a post I wrote about this issue a couple of weeks ago:

    http://www.bleedingheartland.c…

    As I mentioned, in addition to the health benefits there are also economic benefits to making it easier for working moms to continue breastfeeding:

    http://www.breastfeedingtaskfo…

    I noticed this passage from the article you linked to:

    Fourteen states have such laws in place, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. While the proposal, House File 2292, failed to make it past last week’s deadline for committee action, Abdul-Samad says he will attempt to incorporate the goal into another proposal so that it becomes law this year.

    Thanks to Representative Abdul-Samad for showing leadership on this issue.

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