Mayor Mike Bloomberg Promotes Breastfeeding

While the program is voluntary but so far 23 out of the city's forty hospitals have agreed to participate one of them is here on the east side that NYU land owned medical center it all starts.... See More

While the program is voluntary but so far 23 out of the city's forty hospitals have agreed to participate one of them is here on the east side that NYU land owned medical center it all starts. September 3. On the upper west side a lot of new mothers agree with that did it again like that breast -- -- great idea -- fourteen month old daughter on -- still breastfeeding but. Should the mayor mandates such a personal decision need to -- at all. -- -- -- get involved -- in terms of lives. But the mayor is making it his business it's just rest it's much healthier than formula. Most doctors are great -- making anybody do -- suggesting. In the same thing it with. Went with those sugary drinks were not limiting -- we behind truck this morning and they said don't limit our -- always limiting its just the size of the cops -- you can take more cops in this case you can do what you can do anything can't you can't. So for new mothers doctors will have to sign off -- a reason to use -- formula and sort of breast milk. The city will monitor bottle usage and hospitals and -- prohibiting formula promotion at hospitals. It is definitely has Sierra but it should be -- mother actually you know. They don't want it carried -- snow overnight -- But we also -- mothers like Charlotte -- she's expecting her third child next week as she -- Bloomberg's plan. Biggest hit everything you're connecting to not a mother during the where -- Hope all the benefits of breastfeeding and if you think the mayor interferes too much on things like -- sugary drinks. Or smoking -- bars restaurants and now this. He has no intention of back. Now anything that we can think of that will improve your health life expectancy in New York City is three years greater. Then it -- on average in the United States luncheon this focus on the big number and also -- new mothers check out of the hospital they traditionally are given a bag of goodies in that back usually includes some formula and coupons. For the purchase of more formula. But for those hospitals that participate in this program that won't be happening at least not after September 3.