February 2012 Newsletter

Jan. 23, 2012 – 3news.co.nz.com reports that Auckland police caught three women breastfeeding babies while driving during a ten-day operation focusing on child safety in vehicles.

Jan. 23, 2012 – Courant.com reports that the Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition gave a grant to the Middletown school district to upgrade nursing rooms in six schools and the central office.  The grant will be used to buy soft chairs, ottomans, music players, artwork, and bulletin boards for the rooms.

Jan. 22, 2012 – The Telegraph reports that the UK National Childbirth Trust is changing its approach to breastfeeding to appeal to more women.  It is dropping its evangelical approach of promoting breastfeeding to one of protecting the rights of the women who decide to do it.  They are trying to appeal to all moms, rather than just middle-class, well-educated moms.