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2/16/12 CBC Joins Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut

1/11/12 Calling ALL CT maternity hospitals to participate in teleconference about the BFHI!

11/7/2011 Eleven Connecticut Employers Put the "Business Case for Breastfeeding" To Work

10/5/2011 New Guide for Parents/Businesses That Addresses Common Questions About Connecticut's Nondiscrimination and Workplace Accommodation Breastfeeding Laws!

8/3/2011 Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition and Department of Public Health Launch Initiative to Promote Breastfeeding

4/28/11 CBC Announces Statewide Mini Grants available for CT Businesses to Support Breastfeeding Mothers

1/20/11 Surgeon General's Call to Action: A Roadmap to Improving Support for Breastfeeding Mothers

CBC Announces Statewide Breastfeeding Initiative for WBW

CT Hospital Association announces the CT Breastfeeding Initiative

MMBNE Opens First Milk Processing Lab in Region

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1/26/2012 Lessons Learned Teleconference

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