| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 266 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Breastfeeding Coalition are |
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| 3 | 3 | | visiting the State Capitol on March 3, 2015; and |
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| 4 | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to improving breast-feeding rates, the |
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| 5 | 5 | | coalition works to promote a public environment that accepts and |
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| 6 | 6 | | supports mothers in this healthy practice; medical authorities |
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| 7 | 7 | | such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College |
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| 8 | 8 | | of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the United States Centers |
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| 9 | 9 | | for Disease Control and Prevention all strongly recommend |
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| 10 | 10 | | breast-feeding, and the nation's surgeon general has issued a |
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| 11 | 11 | | call to action in this regard; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and |
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| 13 | 13 | | Prevention, breast-feeding is one of the most effective measures |
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| 14 | 14 | | a mother can take to protect the health of her infant; |
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| 15 | 15 | | breast-feeding protects babies from a wide range of infections |
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| 16 | 16 | | and illnesses, and breast-fed babies are less likely to develop |
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| 17 | 17 | | asthma; in addition, breast-feeding reduces the risk of sudden |
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| 18 | 18 | | infant death syndrome, and children who are breast-fed for six |
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| 19 | 19 | | months are less likely to become obese; mothers who breast-feed |
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| 20 | 20 | | also have a decreased risk of breast and ovarian cancers; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Cost-benefit analyses performed by private |
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| 22 | 22 | | researchers and by the federal government have found that |
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| 23 | 23 | | increases in breast-feeding reduce costs to the nation's health |
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| 24 | 24 | | care system for both acute and chronic illnesses; Texas, with its |
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| 25 | 25 | | high rates of obesity and diabetes, stands to benefit |
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| 26 | 26 | | significantly by encouraging more mothers to breast-feed; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Despite the vital advantages conferred by |
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| 28 | 28 | | breast-feeding, mothers do not always receive the up-to-date |
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| 29 | 29 | | instructions they need, and some current hospital practices make |
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| 30 | 30 | | it more difficult to establish successful breast-feeding; |
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| 31 | 31 | | mothers may also confront a lack of accommodations at work and in |
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| 32 | 32 | | public places; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Breastfeeding Coalition is making a |
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| 34 | 34 | | positive difference in the lives of women and children through |
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| 35 | 35 | | its efforts to educate the public and improve support for |
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| 36 | 36 | | breast-feeding, and a special day to spotlight its endeavors is |
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| 37 | 37 | | most fitting; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 3, 2015, as Texas Breastfeeding |
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| 40 | 40 | | Coalition Lobby Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those |
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| 41 | 41 | | participating sincere best wishes for the future. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Zaffirini |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 46 | 46 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 47 | 47 | | the Senate on February 25, 2015. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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