Five Worst Cities in America to Have a Baby
January 24, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism
Earlier I looked at Fit Pregnancy’s Best Cities in America to Have a Baby. I think it merits a look at the worst cities in America to see how they can improve. Out of the 50 major metropolitan areas examined, the lowest ranked are:
50. Detroit, Michigan
49. Memphis, Tennessee
48. Las Vegas, Nevada
47. Dallas, Texas
46. Fort Worth, Texas
Texas Nurse-In, Round Two
December 1, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, advantages of breastfeeding, law, nursing in public
Mothers returned to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport this morning for a repeat rally, both to support nursing mother Emily Gillette and to seek an apology for how the Texas mothers were treated at the initial rally.
This time the rally went off without a hitch. While the original rally consisted of five mothers and nine children, the second rally included 27 adults and 28 children–that will teach the airport security a lesson for sending them away the first time! Those ladies came back with a vengeance, albeit a polite and peaceful vengeance.
Only one other nurse-in out of the
Texas Moms Won’t Back Down
November 28, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, law, nursing in public, travel
Texas mothers plan another nurse-in at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport (DFW) this Friday, December 1, 2006, at 10 a.m. at the Delta counter in Terminal E of the airport.
According to participants, when five mothers and nine children originally gathered at DFW for the national nurse-in on November 21, they were harassed by airport security and threatened with arrest for indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Mothers participating in this second nurse-in not only will gather in support of the mother kicked off a Delta flight for nursing without covering up, but to insist that the airport police (Department of Public Safety officers) …read more






