Mother Pleads Guilty to Drunken Breast Feeding
A woman in Grand Forks, North Dakota who was accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect. Stacey Anvarini (26 years old), could face up to five years in prison when she’s sentenced on the felony charge in August.
Police officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at Anvarinia’s home on April 13, 2009 and found an intoxicated Anvarinia breast feeding her baby. Health officials say alcohol consumed by breastfeeding mothers can be absorbed into an infant’s system.
Judge Sonja Clapp says Anvarinia will not have to register as an offender against children. Attorneys say that this is the first case of drunken breast-feeding to be prosecuted in North Dakota.
