Where Breastfeeding is Law: Find Out Where Women are Legally Required to Breastfeed

February 18, 2014

While the benefits of breastfeeding are widely understood—strong antibodies, mother and child bonding, reduced risk of obesity, improved language development—this new legislation is threatening to women who don’t or are unable to nurse their newborns. Breastfeeding is widely regarded as the healthiest option for both moms and babies, but in most of the world it is also the woman’s personal choice. And this new…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.