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August 2, 2005 - World Breastfeeding Week provided the perfect backdrop for a press conference on breastfeeding co-hosted by Maternity Care Coalition and Pennsylvania State Senator Connie Williams. Senator Williams began the conference by announcing legislation she is introducing both to support breastfeeding and to assist employers in supporting their breastfeeding employees.
Maternity Care Coalition's Executive Director, JoAnne Fischer, spoke about MCC's participation in the National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign including efforts to disseminate "Breastfeeding Welcome Here" decals among local businesses who pledge to support breastfeeding in their establishments. Get more information about the decal campaign here.
Pictures from the Breastfeeding Press Conference
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Pictured from Right to Left - JoAnne Fischer, MCC's Executive Director, Senator Connie Williams and a breastfeeding family take a moment to pose for the camera.
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Juliette Reiss, Corporate Sales Representative for Borders® in Wynnewood, speaking about Border's national policies to welcome breastfeeding and why they proudly display the "Breastfeeding Welcome Here" decal.
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JoAnne Fischer presents the Breastfeeding Friendly Business Award to Linda Munich, Director of Public Affairs, WPVI TV-6ABC in recognition of WPVI's active participation in the national media campaign, "Babies Were Born to be Breastfed" sponsored in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Ad Council.