Arkansas Code Title 6. Education § 6-16-1007. Health class--Breastfeeding curriculum required

(1) Breastfeeding a newborn child for a minimum of two (2) to four (4) months reduces Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by up to forty percent (40%), and this number increases to sixty percent (60%) for newborn children breast fed for four (4) to six (6) months;

(2) Any amount of breastfeeding decreases the following for infants who are breastfed:

(3) Breastfeeding a newborn child for six (6) to twelve (12) months reduces hypertension for lactating mothers by eleven percent (11%);

(4) Breastfeeding for more than twelve (12) months reduces all types of breast cancer for lactating mothers by twenty-eight percent (28%);

(5) For lactating mothers, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is reduced by thirty-two (32%) or more with a longer period of time spent breastfeeding;

(6) Any amount of breastfeeding decreases the following for lactating mothers:

(7) The provision of information surrounding the number of benefits that breastfeeding results in for both infants and lactating mothers helps to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding.

(1) As healthy nutrition for all infants; and

(2) For lactating mothers.