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Breastfeeding helps you and your baby stay healthy. It supports the growth and development of your baby and helps protect against illness and infection.
In Snohomish County, the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program provides support, including:
The First Steps program has public health nurses who are available to provide pregnancy and breastfeeding information and support. In Snohomish County, Sea Mar Community Health Centers and Step by Step offer First Steps.
Washington State protects women's rights to breastfeed in public places, including parks, buses, stores, and government buildings.
All women should know their breastfeeding rights - especially those headed back to work. Employers are required to provide breastfeeding women with a reasonable break time and a private space (not a bathroom) to express milk during the work day until their child is 1 year old.
Read more about breastfeeding laws in Washington at Within Reach.
Celebrate breastfeeding through images with our Breastfeeding Tree of Life (PDF).
The Breastfeeding Coalition of Snohomish County maintains a Breastfeeding Resource Guide listing:
The list is updated once a year.
In Washington, 9 out of 10 babies begin life breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is good for both mom and baby.