Tag Archives: Working
Reasonable Break Time for Nursing Mothers
As most of you have probably heard by now, the new federal healthcare legislation (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) includes a provision creating new baseline protections for working and pumping moms. Since there is still a great deal … Continue reading
Stop Workplace Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Mothers
Here is one of the biggest “booby-traps” that keeps nursing moms from meeting their personal breastfeeding goals and reaping the lifetime benefits of breastfeeding for themselves and their babies: There is no unified national policy to protect breastfeeding mothers from … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal: Pumping Breast Milk on the Job Still Carries Costs
The Wall Street Journal Online posted a good article, “Pumping Breast Milk on The Job Still Carries Costs.” I think the “carrying costs” part is a little confusing, though. The truth is that not helping moms to succeed at breastfeeding … Continue reading