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S. C. R. No. 37 As Reported by the House Health and Aging CommitteeAs Reported by the House Health and Aging Committee
| 130th General Assembly | | Regular Session | | 2013-2014 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Cafaro, Brown, Bacon, Balderson, Burke, Coley, Eklund, Hite, Hughes, Jones, Jordan, Kearney, Lehner, Manning, Obhof, Oelslager, Patton, Peterson, Sawyer, Schiavoni, Skindell, Turner, Uecker, Widener
Representatives Bishoff, Hagan, R.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION | To encourage hospitals and freestanding birthing
centers to adopt policies and procedures that
promote breastfeeding.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, Breastfeeding is an important part of preventative
health care for both infants and mothers. Scientific studies
demonstrate that breast milk helps protect infants from infections
and allergies and provides the nutrients necessary for optimum
growth and development. Infants who are breastfed for at least six
months may be less likely to become overweight or obese during
later phases of childhood or as adults. Women who breastfeed their
infants have decreased risks of breast and ovarian cancer, anemia,
and osteoporosis; and |
| WHEREAS, Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, the United
States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports
that only 13.6 per cent of babies in the United States are
exclusively breastfed at six months of age; and |
| WHEREAS, The CDC's Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition
and Care, a national survey of maternity care practices and
procedures, found that barriers to breastfeeding are widespread in
hospitals and birthing facilities. The CDC also found that 96 per
cent of hospitals and birthing facilities lack maternity care
policies and practices that fully support breastfeeding; and |
| WHEREAS, A review by the United States Preventive Services
Task Force determined that education on breastfeeding is an
effective intervention for increasing breastfeeding rates; now
therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, encourage hospitals and freestanding
birthing centers to adopt policies and procedures that promote
breastfeeding, including, but not limited to, (1) being designated
a "Baby Friendly Hospital" by the United Nations Children's Fund
and the World Health Organization Baby Friendly Hospital
Initiative, (2) developing breastfeeding education for women,
including education on the health benefits of breastfeeding, (3)
providing breastfeeding education and training for health care
professionals who provide maternal and child care, (4) providing
new mothers with access to lactation consultants, and (5)
providing information on alternatives to breastfeeding for mothers
who cannot or choose not to breastfeed or for mothers for whom
breastfeeding is contradindicated; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 130th General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, in acknowledging the importance of
breastfeeding, recognize the right of a mother to choose the
method she will use to feed her infant. Therefore, we encourage
hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to do all of the
following: (1) provide pregnant patients with complete
information, written materials, and support on available infant
feeding methods, (2) support the feeding method a new mother
chooses for her infant, (3) provide health care providers and new
mothers with access to infant feeding educational information and
infant feeding materials regarding various methods for feeding
infants, including breast pumps, infant feeding supplies, infant
formula samples, and preparation instructions, and (4) distribute
infant formula samples and infant feeding supplies to a
breastfeeding mother on request of the mother or when ordered by
the mother's physician; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the news media of Ohio. |
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