Assembly Resolution No. 620

BY: M. of A. Solages

MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
June 27, 2019, as Normalizing Breastfeeding
Awareness Day in the State of New York

WHEREAS, International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding was initiated
by Vanessa A. Simmons to help normalize breastfeeding and remove the
taboo of public breastfeeding from modern society; and

WHEREAS, Themed Take the Pledge in Neutralizing Breastfeeding, this
initiative encourages breast feeders to take simple steps for a longer,
healthier, happier breastfeeding relationship with their baby, toddler
or child; and

WHEREAS, Breastfeeding families often lack education about what
normal breastfeeding looks like and forget that as long as the baby,
toddler or child is recovering breast milk then that are officially
breastfeeding; and

WHEREAS, It is important to remind families that the benefits of
breastfeeding extend to the entire family with the necessary support
from professionals, practitioners, businesses, communities and
organizational groups; and

WHEREAS, The Normalize Breastfeeding campaign documents and provides
education that supports variations of normal breastfeeding across
cultures and methods of delivery of breast milk through its website,
NormalizeBreastfeeding.org; and

WHEREAS, On International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding, families
will pledge to nurse or pump whenever necessary to nourish their baby,
toddler or child with breast milk as often as possible until they are
ready to stop; and

WHEREAS, On International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding,
communities, businesses, health organizations and other groups will
pledge to support breastfeeding families to nurse or pump whenever
necessary and to nourish their baby, toddler or child with breast milk
as often as possible until they are ready to stop; and

WHEREAS, This day should serve as an opportunity for a greater
understanding of the importance of accessibility to nurse or pump
whenever necessary and to nourish their baby, toddler, or child with
breast milk as often as possible until they are ready to stop; now,
therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor M. Cuomo to proclaim June 27, 2019, as Normalizing
Breastfeeding Awareness Day in the State of New York; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.