In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • Last Chance for Early Bird Conference Discount: Register by Sunday to Save!
  • Welcoming New USBC Members: Urban Perinatal Education Center & Nurture
  • Submit Your Events to the USBC Events Calendar
• International News
  • Global Congress on Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
• National News
  • Webinar for Employers on the PUMP Act and Supporting Breastfeeding Workers
  • Know Your Rights Resources on Pumping at Work
  • Webinar on Breastfeeding & Mental Health
  • Executive Order on Increasing Access to Early Care and Education
  • FEMA Budget Hearing Includes Discussion on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
  • Report on Improving Health of AIAN Mothers and Infants
  • Explainer on Court Case with Implications for Insurer Requirements 
  • Mothers and Newborns Success Act Introduced
• State & Community News
  • South Carolina Paid Leave Action Tool
  • Missouri Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Introduced
  • New York State Department of Health Issues Funding to Support Breastfeeding 
  • Connecticut Bills Introduced to Expand Unpaid Leave and Medicaid Coverage of Lactation Support
  • Massachusetts Bills Introduced on Insurer Coverage of Lactation Support and Workplace Lactation Accommodations for Transportation Workers
• Funding Opportunities
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • USBC May Webinar: Philanthropy With An Equity Lens
  • Scholarship Opportunity for New USBC Member Organizations
  • Sponsorship Opportunities to Increase Your Organization's Visibility at the USBC Annual Conference
  • New USBC Members: Reclaim Black Motherhood LLC and Touch of Gold
• Special Section on Paid Family & Medical Leave
• National News
  • CDC Resource on Infant Feeding in a Radiation Emergency
  • Public Comment Opportunity on Food is Medicine Research
  • Public Comment Opportunity on Office of Disease Prevention Strategic Plan
• State & Community News
  • Webinar on Providing Black Families in Washington with Culturally Responsive Holistic Care
  • Oregon House Advances Bill Establishing Correctional Facility Doula Program
  • Indiana Pregnancy Accommodation Bill Introduced
  • New Hampshire Momnibus Bill Introduced
  • New York Bill Introduced to Require Lactation Accommodation in Public Transportation Facilities
• Funding Opportunities
• News & Views
• Journal Publications

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In this issue:

• USBC Updates
  • USBC Board Members To Serve as Panelists During U.S. Launch of 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding
  • Joint Letter Calling on Congress to Invest in Breastfeeding Delivered to House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
  • Early Bird Discount Ending Soon: Register for the USBC Conference Today!
  • New USBC Members: Black Women Do VBAC and Milk Like Mine
• National News
  • Webinars on Implementing White House Priorities on Hunger and Nutrition
  • Public Comment Opportunity on RMOMS Program
  • Virtual Training for Employers on Workplace Laws
  • Revamped Maternal and Child Health Bill Tracker
  • Modern WIC Act of 2023 Introduced in House and Senate
  • Report on Rural Healthcare Access
  • NIH Innovative Approaches to Improve Maternal Health Workshop
  • 2023 County Health Rankings National Findings Report
• State & Community News
  • San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition Recruiting Board Members
  • Pennsylvania Bill Introduced to Provide Medicaid Coverage for Pasteurized Donor Human Milk
• Funding Opportunities
• News & Views
• Journal Publications