Breastfeeding Policy—Federal, State, and Major Health Organizations

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - SEC. 4207. Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Portals/0/Workplace/HR3590-Sec4207-Nursing-Mothers.pdf

United States Breastfeeding Committee – Workplace Support in Federal Law
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/Workplace/WorkplaceSupport/WorkplaceSupportinHealthCareReform/tabid/175/Default.aspx

United States Department of Labor “Break Time for Nursing Mothers”
http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/

Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition
This coalition's mission is to improve Maryland citizens' health by working collaboratively to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.

American  Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Considerable advances have occurred in recent years in the scientific knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding, the mechanisms underlying these benefits, and in the clinical management of breastfeeding. The benefits of breastfeeding for the infant, the mother, and the community are summarized, and recommendations to guide the pediatrician and other health care professionals in assisting mothers in the initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding for healthy term infants and high-risk infants are presented.

Healthy People 2020 National objectives on Breastfeeding
The report Healthy People 2020, released by the Department of Health and Human Services in December 2, 2010, is the latest science-based, 10-year national objective plan developed that serves as a roadmap for improving the nation's health. (CDC, Breastfeeding Policies, 2011)