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Lactation Support

During the past 12 months, did your worksite...

42. Have a written policy on breastfeeding for employees? Sample Policy for Supporting Breastfeeding Employees Mother-Friendly Worksite: Develop your Policy Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs and Policies	43. Provide a private space (other than a restroom) that may be used by an employee to express breast milk? OWH- Breastfeeding Support: Time and Space Solutions Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs (see pgs. 3.1-3.4	44. Provide access to a breast pump at the worksite? Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs (see pgs. 2.1-2.2)	45. Provide flexible paid or unpaid break times to allow mothers to pump breast milk? DOL- Fact Sheet: Break Time for Nursing Mothers OWH- Breastfeeding Support: Time and Space Solutions Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs (see pg. 3.5)
46. Provide free or subsidized breastfeeding support groups or educational classes? Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs (see pg. 7.1) WV WIC- Lactation Consultant and Counselor Directory OWH- Breastfeeding Education and Professional Support	47. Offer paid maternity leave, separate from any accrued sick leave, annual leave, or vacation time? USBC- Statement on Paid Family Leave Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs (see pg. 7.3)