In 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was the first federal legislation to protect breastfeeding on a broad scale. Since its implementation, several provisions have been made, including the recent Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act, which went into effect in April 2023. In this column, I review current breastfeeding recommendations, the policy landscape related to state and federal laws that protect breastfeeding, research findings on breastfeeding policies, and recommendations from professional organizations that support women's breastfeeding decisions.
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