In the hope of improving the health of infants, State Senator Liz Krueger has introduced the Breastfeeding Mothers’ Bill of Rights.
           
“Breastfeeding is completely natural, and is in the best interests of our children,” said Krueger.  “Unfortunately, the positive medical benefits that brestfeeding provides the mother and her child often go unrealized because our culture discourages women from starting to breastfeed, or continuing beyond a few weeks.”
           
The Breastfeeding Mothers’ Bill of Rights empowers and supports new mothers,” said Krueger, “by providing information they need prior to and after the birth of their infant so they can make the best decisions for their child and themselves.”
           
A 2001 U.S. Department of Agriculture analysis estimated that at least $3.6 billion could be saved nationally is only 50% of mothers breastfed their infants until they were at least six months old.