Resources

Local & Online Resources for Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

Online Breastfeeding Support

Pregnancy

Find a birth & postpartum doula and PRIVATE birth classes with Doula Match
Lactation Connection-- Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Store in Roanoke 540.774.7202
Birth Injury Center's "What to Avoid While Pregnant" resource page

Local Lactation Support

State Breastfeeding Support

Lactation Support and Breastfeeding/Pumping Supplies

Lactation Connection: 3142 Brambleton Ave, Roanoke (540.774.7202)
Contact can be made on Lactation Connection's Facebook Page as well as the phone number listed above. Private (one-on-one) Breastfeeding classes are available, scheduled at client's convenience.

Printable Resources

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Breastfeeding Law in Virginia

Va. Code § 2.2-1147.1 (2002, 2015) guarantees a woman the right to breastfeed her child on in any place where the mother is lawfully present, including any location where she would otherwise be allowed on property that is owned, leased or controlled by the state. The bill also stipulates that childbirth and related medical conditions specified in the Virginia Human Rights Act include activities of lactation, including breastfeeding and expression of milk by a mother for her child. (HB 1264, HB 1499)

Va. Code 18.2-387 (1994) exempts mothers engaged in breastfeeding from indecent exposure laws.

Va. Code 2.2-1147.1 (2002) guarantees a woman the right to breast-feed her child on any property owned, leased or controlled by the state. The bill also stipulates that childbirth and related medical conditions specified in the Virginia Human Rights Act include activities of lactation, including breast-feeding and expression of milk by a mother for her child. (H.B. 1264)