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Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Quarterly Meeting - February 21, 2019

Join us for the Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Quarterly Meeting to discuss important topics such as USBC changes, outreach, advocacy, equity, Black Maternal Health Week, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to stay informed and get involved!

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Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Quarterly Meeting - February 21, 2019

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  1. Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition Quarterly Meeting February 21, 2019

  2. Agenda • USBC Changes – Membership/Conference • MBC Survey • Regional Reports • Outreach • Advocacy • Equity • Black Maternal Health Week • Breastfeeding Month/Black Breastfeeding Week • Breastfeeding Welcome Here Campaign • Donor Milk • Elections • Treasurer’s Report

  3. USBC CHanges • Membership Application Deadline – March 31st • State and other Coalitions encouraged to apply for membership • Paying membership • Term is 5 years • 20% Discount for paying all 5 years upfront • Benefits of membership - handout

  4. USBC Meeting • New month – June 14 & 15 • Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill prior to meeting, June 12 • Local - Bethesda, MD • Excellent opportunity to have more of our members attend • CE’s offered this year • http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/2019-nbcc • Registration opens in March

  5. Outreach & Supplies

  6. Legislative committee – National Focus • Federal Law Updates • Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act (H.R. 866), introduced by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), has passed the House by voice vote • Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY) Act (S. 463/H.R. 1185), reintroduced by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)  • New Sign-on opportunities from USBC: • Welcome Congress Letter, signed by MBC • USBC Webinars – Exposed: Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Workers • http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/p/cm/ld/fid=46 • https://www.pregnantatwork.org/gethelp/ • USBC Legislative Policy Toolkit • http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/p/cm/ld/fid=498

  7. Legislative committee – Maryland Focus • Breast Pump Access • For Medicaid: Need mom’s name and MA#, what managed care organization she is enrolled in, details of the case • Health Choice Help Line number: 800- 284-4510 • Baltimore City passed: Lactation Accommodations in the Workplace • https://baltimore.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3596454&GUID=C95AA8A9-0EC2-4482-A14B-2E87867D38E9&Options=&Search= • State Bills of Interest • SB 36/HB 127 – Special Enrollment for Pregnancy • HB 1201 - Task Force on Educational Outcomes of Pregnant and Parenting Students in High School and GED Programs

  8. Equity

  9. Equity • IBCLC Scholarship project • Currently seeking funding • CHRC Grant Opportunity – Partnered with Baltimore Healthy Start, denied • WK Kellogg Foundation – denied • Currently exploring local foundations • Future Project – Peer Counseling • National Association of Peer and Professional Lactation Supporters of Color (NAPPLSC)

  10. World Breastfeeding Week, month & Black Breastfeeding Week • World Breastfeeding Month – August 2019 • Black Breastfeeding Week – Last week of August • Ideas for MBC projects this year? • Past years’ events including picnics, photo shoots, Facebook photo sharing • Movie screening? – Chocolate Milk

  11. Projects • Project Updates • IBCLC Scholarship Project • BF Peer Counselor Project • State Breastfeeding Policy • School System Policies on Workplace Accommodation • Anne Arundel CO Model Policy • USBC Webinar – Resources for those experiencing workplace accommodation problems • Resource for Pregnant, Breastfeeding workers https://www.pregnantatwork.org/gethelp/

  12. Breastfeeding welcome here campaign • Currently have 58 businesses • Intern Cynthia Hearn is working on this project in the Waldorf, MD area for her Master’s Degree internship project • Encourage all members to reach out to their church, temple or mosque and ask them to join the campaign • Encourage all members to reach out to local businesses they frequent and ask them to join the campaign

  13. Breastfeeding backlash • Presented at ILCA by Deborah van Wyck and Kimberley MacKenzie • Highlights: • We have done a great job with education and promotion, more women are initiating breastfeeding • We have lower numbers who are able to exclusively breastfeed or who are breastfeeding for as long as they would like • It is time to examine systems change to enable women to breastfeed for as long as they would like • How does this apply to our coalition? Advocate for, promote and protect the following: • Access to breastfeeding support • Supportive hospital policies • Adequate family leave and childcare • Workplace accommodations • Breastfeeding inclusive spaces • Change attitudes and culture • Address social inequities • Must listen to family’s and their stories (echoes of KSA’s presentation) • Subscribe to USBC Wednesday Weekly Wire

  14. Donor Milk in Maryland • Use of human milk in NICUs • Tissue License • Reimbursement • Milk Depot – Housed at Metropolitan Breastfeeding • Increase donations • March MCLC Presentation - Naomi Bar-Yam, PhD, ACSW

  15. Elections • May – elections run by secretary – Deborah Lang has volunteered to fill this position • Board members must be paying members • Most offices maintain for at least two years • Life happens – if you need to rotate off, thank you for your service • Voting by paying members • Volunteers for positions

  16. Treasurer’s Report

  17. Thank you For Joining Us Today! Next Meeting: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Location: Metropolitan Breastfeeding 10630 Little Patuxtent Pkwy Conference Room Columbia, MD 21044

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