The United States has opposed the adoption of a resolution supporting breastfeeding and restricting advertising of infant formula. After the US refusal at the World Health Assembly, which was held this spring in Geneva, Russia agreed to submit this resolution. As USA Today reports, the resolution included ...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has approved changes to state law to provide additional protection for working nursing mothers. The document provides for amendments to the state civil law law and prohibits employers from firing or discriminating against employees because they are breastfeeding, writes ...

I gave birth to a child shortly after moving to the USA, when I worked for Voice of America. According to the law, I had three months of parental leave, but by organizing a relay race from the closest relatives, I managed to leave the child at home until 6 months, after ...