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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop reported
3when he appeared before the U.S. Senate's Subcommittee on
4Nutrition in 1989 that breastfeeding should be actively
5promoted in all maternal and child health programs; health
6experts worldwide agree that breastfeeding is the optimal way
7to nurture infants and should be practiced wherever possible;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Human milk is a unique species-specific source of
10infant nutrition and not only allows birth to occur at an early
11stage of development, but also allows a time of intense
12maternal-infant interaction to facilitate early behavioral
13development; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Breastfeeding offers many important benefits for
15mothers and babies and also for society; there is abundant
16evidence that human milk is designed to enhance optimally the
17growth, development, and well-being of an infant; a mother's
18milk provides the best protection for her infant against
19specific infections; this cannot be duplicated in infant
20formula; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we urge every department that assists families and children to
2offer and strongly promote educational material on the
3importance of breastfeeding.