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Child's Right to Nurse Act

The Child's Right to Nurse Act is a law that helps protect babies and their mothers who want to breastfeed. When a baby is born, its mother's body produces a special milk that helps the baby grow and stay healthy. This milk is called breastmilk. Breastfeeding is when the baby drinks this milk directly from its mother's breast.

The Child's Right to Nurse Act says that babies have the right to breastfeed whenever they are hungry, no matter where they are. This means that if a mother is out in public with her baby and the baby gets hungry, the mother is allowed to breastfeed her baby even if there are people around. This is because breastfeeding is natural and healthy for babies.

The law also says that employers must give mothers time to breastfeed their babies if the mother is still breastfeeding and needs to pump breastmilk during working hours. This means that the mother can take a break from work to pump breastmilk for her baby so that the baby can still get the benefits of breastfeeding even when the mother is at work.

The Child's Right to Nurse Act wants to make sure that babies get the best start in life by having access to their mother's breastmilk whenever they need it.