Although everyone agrees that “breast is best” for both baby and mother, new evidence shows that the steady increase in breastfeeding over the last 30 years has taken a downturn.  Mothers and health professionals both blame the cultural environment, which does not provide nursing families with the support they need, such as information, maternity leave, and places to nurse.  A growing number of states are passing protective laws and policies to help support nursing, including New Mexico and Oregon, which give mothers lactation breaks and a clean and private area to pump.  And a bill has even been introduced in Congress to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding and to give tax incentives to businesses that create lactation areas.  To read the full story, go to http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18999858/site/newsweek/from/ET/.