Show your support for moms everywhere. Donate to HMHB in honor of Mothers Day

Mothers are the place where love springs from the earth.  We honor mothers of all generations for your patience, kindness, and nurturing.  We pledge to work to make it easier for families to provide that nurturing support.

HMHB has several goals this year to do just that.

1.Public awareness of  best practices in maternity care.

2. Legislation that would protect and provide support for all mothers as they return to work through break time for pumping human milk for their infants.

3. Legislation that would provide access to care for breastfeeding moms to licensed professionals.

Show your support for these efforts in honor of your mother and mothers everywhere.

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Indonesia emposes heavy fines for anyone hindering breastfeeding for at least the first 6 months

posted on Feb 04, 2012 in News, News from Around the World by

An interesting conversation is underway regarding a new law passed in Indonesia which penalizes anyone standing in the way of a mother breastfeeding her child for at least the first 6 months.  While I think that this law will be extremely difficult to enforce and even as a breastfeeding advocate I think it’s a little over the top, it does send a strong message that breastfeeding is a public health issue and all moms should have the unobstructed opportunity to give their babies human milk.  Read the article and tell us what you think. 

Since 2009, Indonesia has had a law promoting exclusive breastfeeding, but it was recently strengthened. Anyone who stands in the way of a mother nursing her baby for the first six months of life — an employer, for example, or a relative — is subject to a year behind bars and $11,000 in fines. What’s more, the law bars formula manufacturers from advertising to mothers of babies who have yet to reach their first birthday.

According to PBS Newshour, Indonesia hopes that its legislation will slash mortality rates for children under 5:

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/01/what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-indonesia-about-breastfeeding/#ixzz1lO5JydAn

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Breastfeeding at the Superbowl!

posted on Feb 04, 2012 in Central Texas News, News by

Are you ready for some football?  

Super Bowl Sunday—February 5, 2012 ·       

 Here are a few Super Bowl facts to get you in the mood.

50% of Americans watch the Super Bowl

14.5 tons of chips will be eaten during the Super Bow

l6% of Americans will call in sick on the day after the Super Bowl

Antacid sales increase 20% the day after the Super Bowl

This year, advertisers are paying $116,666.66 per second of advertising during the Super Bowl

Wouldn’t it be nice if just one of those ads was promoting breastfeeding? 

Action 2 from the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding is to “develop programs to educate fathers and grandmothers about breastfeeding”.  We could educate most dads with one Super Bowl ad—I’m just saying.  But—there is one super exciting thing happening at this Super Bowl that has never before happened at a Super Bowl (and this is the 46th Super Bowl).  There is going to be a Lactation Room for moms to pump and/or breastfeed.  HOW AWESOME!!!  Read all about it here–  http://indianastands.org/2012/01/31/super-lactation-station/  That’s progress people!!

Post by Amy Brandes

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