Breast-feeding has become something of a hot-button issue of late, with First Lady Michelle Obama and the U.S. surgeon general stressing its health benefits.
In February, during a roundtable discussion of her various health-related initiatives, Obama commented that children who are breast-fed are less likely to be obese, and that she wanted to make it easier for mothers to breast-feed. This came days before a new Internal Revenue Service policy allowing tax deductions for breast pumps.
In January, U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin issued a call to arms to remove obstacles for working mothers who wish to breast-feed. “It makes economic sense for the company,” Benjamin said in a statement. “Women miss less time at work when the babies are healthy, and there’s retention of their good employees.” Anniston Star
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