Surgeon General Pushes Breastfeeding

Americans should be more supportive of breastfeeding, the U.S. Surgeon General said Thursday. At a press briefing flanked by breastfeeding advocates -- including director Spike Lee's wife, Tonya Lewis Lee -- Dr. Regina Benjamin detailed the plans of her "Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding," which includes greater cultural support of nursing at work, at home, and in the community. "One of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect her child and her own...Full Story