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Breastfeeding Support: Smart for Business!

Learn about the benefits of supporting nursing mothers in the workplace, the importance of continued breastfeeding, and methods to provide accommodations. Explore the minimum requirements for being recognized as an Oklahoma Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite.

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Breastfeeding Support: Smart for Business!

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  1. Worksite Breastfeeding Support It’s not just the right thing to do … It’s Smart for Business! Insert Audience/Business NameInsert Location and date Name/Credentials/Affiliation COBA Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates

  2. Objectives • Describe employer benefits of helping nursing mothers to continue to breastfeed when they return to work. • Discuss importance of continued breastfeeding to mothers and babies. • Describe methods to provide support and accommodations for breastfeeding employees. • Discuss the 4 minimum requirements for recognition as an Oklahoma Recognized Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite.

  3. American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Position Statement Standards for infant and maternal health: • Exclusive breastfeeding (no formula, water or juice) for 6 months • Continued breastfeeding (with age-appropriate complementary foods) for 1 year or longer as mutually desired by mother and infant 2 • months or longer American Academy of Pediatrics: Section on Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk. Pediatrics 2012.

  4. Health Risks Associated with Not Breastfeeding • Excess Health Risks Associated with Not Breastfeeding

  5. Women in the US Workforce • 70% of employed women with children <3 years old work full-time • 1/3 of mothers return to work within 3 months of delivering a baby • 2/3 return to work within 6 months of delivery

  6. When Employers Support Breastfeeding, $$$ are saved: • Less staff turnover • Lower absenteeism • A healthier workforce • Fewer health insurance claims • Less expensive health insurance claims

  7. When Employers Support Breastfeeding,Employers benefit: • Enhanced productivity • Employee satisfaction, loyalty & morale • An enticing recruitment incentive • Reputation for concern with the welfare of employees and their families

  8. When Employers Support Breastfeeding, Moms are Healthier: ↓ Bleeding after birth ↓ Breast and ovarian cancer ↓ Osteoporosis ↓ Cardiovascular disease ↓ Depression after pregnancy ↑ Weight loss after birth

  9. When Employers Support Breastfeeding, Babies are Healthier: ↓Allergies/asthma ↓ Ear infections ↓ Gastric distress ↓ SIDS ↓ Diabetes ↓ Childhood-onset cancers ↓ Obesity

  10. Setting up a Lactation Room

  11. 4 P’s of a Pumping Room • Privacy • Place to sit • Power • Policy

  12. No dedicated space for pumping? Other options: • Spare/borrowed office • Cubicle with a shower curtain rod & curtain • Supply room • Dressing room • Manager’s office • Privacy screen to partition off a corner of a larger room

  13. Workplace Support • Mothers depend upon manager’s and co-workers’ support & flexibility to accommodate breaks for pumping (typically 2 or 3 15-minute breaks initially). • A written breastfeeding policy will support and standardize implementation, minimizing confusion and debate. See Resources slide for sample policies.

  14. OUMC Staff Lactation Rooms • Coded keypad • Mounted breast pump • “Occupied” sign

  15. Staff Lactation Rooms on Oklahoma Health Center Campus • 2004: first room on campus at OUMC in the Lactation Center • 2010: 13 rooms on campus • 2011: Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center opens with a Lactation Room • Cancer prevention begins with breastfeeding! • 2013:  total of 22 rooms on campus including 6 in various College buildings • 2014: total of 25 rooms on campus including a double room at the VA Hospital

  16. It’s the Law! COBA Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates

  17. It’s the Law! 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Breastfeeding Break Times Requirement for hourly employees • Reasonable breaks with enough time for expressing milk or nursing up to child’s 1st birthday • A private place, not a restroom, shielded from view & intrusion See the Dept. of Labor website (rev. August 2013):Fact Sheet # 73: Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs73.htm

  18. Office on Women’s Health:Making Compliance Workable • NEW (2014) resource for employers, with great audiovisuals of practical solutions: http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/employer-solutions/index.php • Many different industries – not just for office jobs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8uZ994pozI

  19. Oklahoma’s Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Recognition Program Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates

  20. Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Minimum Criteria for Recognition Requirements • Flexible break times for expression of milk • Comfortable location to allow privacy for pumping (other than a toilet stall) • Access to a nearby clean water source to wash hands and pump parts • Written policy supporting breastfeeding

  21. Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Gold Star Recognition Criteria Additional Options (Choose 3 or more of 6) • Access to a refrigerator for safe storage of milk • Prenatal breastfeeding education • Counseling by a lactation consultant as needed • Referrals to community resources for special situations

  22. Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Gold Star Recognition Criteria (cont.) Additional Options Cont. (Choose 3 or more of 6) • Education for all employees on the benefits of breastfeeding & company services available to support breastfeeding women • Hospital-grade breast pump available for employee use

  23. Oklahoma’s Breastfeeding Legislation • 2004: Breastfeeding in public; jury duty • 2005: Resolution to support working breastfeeding mothers • 2006: Workplace breastfeeding legislation • 2010: National workplace breastfeeding legislation

  24. Breastfeeding Laws Cards To Request (free): • http://bis.health.ok.gov (Oklahoma Laws page) • Available in English and Spanish

  25. Breastfeeding Friendly Decals • Decals available for Oklahoma businesses & establishments • Show that nursing mothers & babies are welcome • To request (free): http://bis.health.ok.gov (Working & Breastfeeding Page)

  26. COBA & OSDH Breastfeeding Websites www.okbreastfeeding.org & http://bis.health.ok.gov • General Breastfeeding Information • Oklahoma Breastfeeding Laws & Legislation Cards • Working and Breastfeeding Information • Application for Breastfeeding Friendly Worksite Recognition • Breastfeeding Decal Order Form • How to set up a lactation room (& estimated costs) • AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates

  27. Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) Breastfeeding Website Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates Website: www.okbreastfeeding.org http://bis.health.ok.gov Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates

  28. Resources • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau: The Business Case for Breastfeeding • National Business Group on Health: Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs and Policies • National Business Group on Health, Center for Prevention and Health Services Issue Brief: Workplace Breastfeeding Programs: Employer Case Studies

  29. Resources • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Healthier Worksite Initiative –toolkits/lactation – Lactation Support Program • United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC): Breastfeeding Saves Dollars and Makes Sense: Good for Families, Employers, and the Economy • USBC: Workplace Support in Federal Law

  30. Resources • U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division: Fact Sheet # 73: Break Time for Nursing Mothers under the FLSA • County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency Website: Working and Breastfeeding Resources • California Dept. of Public Health, WIC Breastfeeding Resources: Getting Ready for Child Care • WomensHealth.gov: Sample Policy for Supporting Breastfeeding Employees

  31. Preparing for a Lifetime, It’s Everyone’s Responsibility • http://iio.health.ok.gov • Statewide initiative of more than 20 partners working to promote child health and reduce infant death in Oklahoma

  32. Breastfeeding Support Close to Mothers

  33. Big Returns on Your Investment $3.00 return for every $1.00 spent on breastfeeding support! • Best for Business • Best for Moms • Best for Babies Breastfeeding, It’s Worth It!

  34. Questions? Your Name, Credentials Title & Affiliation Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates Phone number www.email@xxxx

  35. Other Contacts for Questions • Becky Mannel, BS, IBCLC, FILCACOBA Chair & Lead for the Becoming Baby-Friendly in Oklahoma Project rebecca-mannel@ouhsc.edu 405-271-4350 • COBA members – okbreastfeeding@gmail.com • The Oklahoma Breastfeeding Hotline 1-877-271-MILK (6455) for breastfeeding questions (mothers, families, & health care providers) • Your local WIC clinic or 1-888-665-2942 COBA Coalition of Oklahoma Breastfeeding Advocates

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