Media Highlights: PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act
Media highlights include: A Better Balance: "The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What You Should Know" "STATEMENT: A Better Balance Celebrates Pregnant Workers Fairness Act & PUMP Act Inclusion in Omnibus As A Momentous Victory for Moms, Moms-To-Be, Working...
Duckworth, Author of the Friendly Airports for Mothers Act, Visits Newly Installed Lactation Pod at O’Hare
[CHICAGO, IL] – Today at O’Hare International Airport, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) visited one of the facility’s vacant newly-installed and ADA-accessible lactation pods that help make expressing breastmilk and pumping less complicated for traveling nursing...
Request for Information on Essential Health Benefits
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a request for information to solicit public comment on issues related to the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). CMS is gathering input from the public on...
Our Milky Way Turns 10 & Online Learning Module Giveaway
The Healthy Children's Project weekly blog, Our Milky Way, turned 10 years old this fall. As part of the organization's celebration, they are giving away an online learning module with contact hours each week during their 10-week celebration. Read the "‘Our Milky Way’...
Access to Donor Milk Act Introduced in Senate
Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Senate version of the Access to Donor Milk Act (S. 5292). The Access to Donor Milk Act would increase federal support for and expand access to donated breast milk for parents and their medically-vulnerable infants at...
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Meeting Announcement and Comment Opportunity
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services announced that the first meeting of the newly appointed 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held February 9-10, 2023, and will be accessible to the public via livestream. A public comment period will...
MCH First Research Funding Opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration announced the Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (MCH FIRST) funding opportunity. There is a significant gap in the body of rigorous evidence on effective interventions available to...
NASEM Publication on Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Persons in Clinical Trials
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a publication titled "Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Persons in Clinical Trials: Proceedings of a Workshop." The National Academies Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation...
Black Maternal Health Week 2023 Theme
Black Mamas Matter Alliance announced the official theme for Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW) 2023: Our Bodies Belong to Us: Restoring Black Autonomy and Joy! Held annually April 11-17, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance?...
International LactMap Project
The Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding & Lactation Education (IABLE) launched the International LactMap, a project that utilizes interactive Google Maps technology to help families find lactation support and care in all geographic regions of the world....