During the past two days, I was at a health fair for a large credit card company. It was exciting to see the women of all ages who came, especially so many pregnant ones. From what I was told, there is a baby boom happening there and the company wanted “breastfeeding people” at the fair. [...]
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Tags: back to work, breast pumps, lactation consultants, reasonable break time, support 
No Comments »This year has just begun and already there has been a great deal of interest in the health of mothers and babies. The United States Surgeon General Regina Benjamin M.D, M.B.A has issued a Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding. The document lists 20 key actions to improve and support breastfeeding in the United States. [...]
Posted in Advocacy Tags: benefits, growth, IBCLC, law, reasonable break time, support, Surgeon General No Comments »The Department of Labor is asking for people to comment on the The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. You may ask what that is and what it means to you? This “amendment requires employers to provide reasonable break time and a private, non-bathroom place for nursing mothers to express breast milk during the workday, for [...]
Posted in Going Back to Work Tags: back to work, benefits, breast pumps, breastfeed, Department of Labor, reasonable break time, support No Comments »There was a work place lactation law that was passed on 12/21/10. The formal name of the law is Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers. This law will allow mothers “reasonable time” to use their breast pump while at work. This law also spells out what type of area needs to be provided for all [...]