In 2012, only 40% of women had access to both break time and private space to breastfeed.

The ACA
requires large employers to provide reasonable break time and private place for expressing milk, and
the ACA mandates insurance coverage for lactation support services and equipment at no cost.

Breastfeeding has increased from 74% in 2008 to over 80% in 2018.

74% of women of childbearing age are in the labor force
1961 -1965 = 16.8% of first time moms returned to work within a year
2005-2007 = 63.8% of first time moms returned to work within a year

The ACA Policy Change was associated with an Increase

in Breastfeeding Duration by 10%

and duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding by 21%

Breastfeeding Rates: The CDC tracks our nation’s

progress on achieving the Healthy People 2020
goals. 83.2% of babies born in 2015 started to Pumps Shipped by Aeroflow: There has
breastfeed, but only 24.9% of babies were been an astounding 1000% more moms
exclusively breastfed through 6 months (the that have received a breast pump in
American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation) 2018 compared to 2014.

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Sources
Tami Gurley-Calvez, Lindsey Bullinger, Kandice A. Kapinos, “Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Breastfeeding Outcomes”, American Journal of Public Health 108, no. 2 (February 1, 2018):
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