This section was included in the latest newsletter from the NC Child Fatality Taskforce –
Breastfeeding Update: Efforts continue to encourage and support breastfeeding on a variety of fronts: federal policy, state level efforts to support breastfeeding promotion at a local level.
Federal health care reform law requires that starting in August 2012 lactation services be covered without cost sharing (“Comprehensive lactation support and counseling, by a trained provider during pregnancy and/or in the postpartum period, and costs for renting breastfeeding equipment”). For more info: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/
Healthy People 2020 has updated their breastfeeding goals to 81.9% of mothers ever breastfeeding and 60.6% breastfeed for six months.
The Division of Public Health recently recognized hospitals that made important strides in practices help more women initiate breastfeeding: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/
The State Personnel HR Guidelines on Lactation have been offered to municipalities and counties for their use/adaptation on a local level.
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