Establishing a lactation support program at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

摘要

Currently, the Surgeon General, the Department of Health and Human Resources, and the American Academy of Pediatrics are among the organizations that strongly recommend that babies be breastfed until one year of age. Working mothers develop their nursing techniques on maternity leave, but after returning to work many give up nursing their babies because of lack of facilities, support, and equipment at their companies. There are many benefits to all when a baby is breastfed. For example, studies show that breastfed babies are sick less than their formula-fed counterparts. Nursing mothers in a supportive environment are generally not as stressed or depressed as non-nursing mothers and are better able to work productively.