What you can do to help

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Businesses

• Create a breastfeeding-friendly work environment.
• Provide a place for breastfeeding moms to feed or pump in private.
• Give breastfeeding employees breaks for feeding or pumping.
• Provide pamphlets and resources about returning to work and breastfeeding.
• Create a breastfeeding-friendly atmosphere for clients.

New Online Guide for the "Break for Nursing Mothers" Law:
www.usbreastfeeding.org/workplace-law

Here are some items that may be useful in the development of the policy for Employee Lactation Accommodation:

Self-Appraisal Tool:
http://www.breastfeedingworks.org/images/stories/pdfs/Toolkit/Employer_Assessment_Tool.pdf

CA and Federal Law:
http://www.breastfeedingworks.org/images/stories/pdfs/Toolkit/Lactation_Accommodation_Laws_v_2.pdf

Tools to Help Build a Policy:
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/government-in-action/business-case-for-breastfeeding/policy-for-supporting-breastfeeding-employees.pdf

http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/government-in-action/business-case-for-breastfeeding/lactation-program-assessment-form.pdf

Guide on how to support breastfeeding employees:
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/government-in-action/business-case-for-breastfeeding/easy-steps-to-supporting-breastfeeding-employees.pdf

Break Times for Nursing Mothers:
http://www.dol.gov/whd/nursingmothers/

Sample Policy from the CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/hwi/downloads/lactation_support_program.pdf


Medical personnel

• Don't be neutral! You know breastmilk is superior to Formula. Say so!
• Provide informational resources about breastfeeding to expectant mothers.
• Be knowledgeable about breastfeeding and its benefits. (LINK: what med personnel should know)
• Encourage breastfeeding on demand.
• Don’t separate mom and baby after birth.
• Encourage rooming in.
• Get to know your local lactation consultants.
• Don’t hand out formula samples or coupons for formula.
• Be knowledgeable about alternative medications that are safe for babies (LINK).

Community members

• Be supportive of moms breastfeeding in public.
• Encourage moms who are breastfeeding.
• Write a letter to your local representatives to encourage support of breastfeeding.
• Help create a breastfeeding friendly community.
• Share your knowledge with others about the benefits of breastfeeding.

Relatives

• Encourage moms who are breastfeeding.
• Help nursing moms with household chores.
• Remember that babies need more than breast milk—they need lots of holding and comforting from you.
• Share your knowledge with others about the benefits of breastfeeding.

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