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Breastfeeding Friendly Employer
Breastfeeding moms face logistical obstacles to being successful. As an employer, you have the opportunity to be supportive and help your staff provide the ideal nutrition for their babies. Breastfeeding friendly employers have healthier work forces and overall better morale.
Benefits to the Bottom Line
Providing support for nursing women at work is good for your business. Family-friendly practices can produce a 3 to 1 return on investment due to:
- Lower health care costs due to healthier babies and moms
- Reduced rate of absenteeism due to infant illness (among both mothers and fathers)
- Lower turnover rates
- Improved employee productivity and loyalty
- A more family-friendly image in the community
Being a breastfeeding friendly employer is a strategic way to attract, retain and engage mothers with infants.
Congratulations to these Breastfeeding Friendly Worksites!
Your efforts to support breastfeeding families will have a positive and lasting impact on the health and well-being of all Colorado families - thank you!
- AlloSource
- Arapahoe County Detention Center
- Arapahoe County Government
- Aurora Chamber of Commerce
- CEDS Finance
- Castle Rock Pediatrics
- Cherry Creek School District
- Children's Hospital Colorado
- City of Aurora
- City of Brighton
- City of Centennial
- City of Fort Collins
- City of Littleton
- Colorado Rural Health Center
- Douglas County School District
- Fitzsimons Federal Credit Union
- Food Bank of the Rockies
- Larimer County
- Legacy Christian Fellowship
- Little Bosses Child Care
- Littleton Massage and Sports Recovery
- Maiker Housing Partners
- Mainstreet Pediatrics
- Metro Water Recovery
- MJ Fit
- North Suburban Medical Center
- STRIDE Community Health Center
- The Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (ECPAC)
- Topgolf Centennial
- Town of Bennett
- Visiting Angels Littleton
- WhippleWood CPAs
Becoming a Breastfeeding Friendly Employer
Creating a breastfeeding friendly environment for your staff is easy. TCHD staff will help you put all of the necessary elements into place and can designate you as a breastfeeding friendly employer if these are in place:
- A written lactation policy
- Few or no barriers to scheduling pumping breaks during the workday
- A prioritized or designated private pumping space that is not a restroom or toilet stall
Are you a breastfeeding friendly employer? Click here to download a self-assessment form (you must download before clicking submit).
Employer Responsibilities
There are Federal and Colorado laws that protect breastfeeding mothers in the workplace. A breastfeeding mother’s needs are simple and few. All Colorado employers are required to:
- Provide reasonable time (unpaid or paid break and/or meal time) for mothers to express milk at work for up to 2 years after the birth of her child
- Make reasonable efforts to provide suitable, private space (other than a bathroom stall) in close proximity to her work area
- Not discriminate against a woman for expressing milk in the workplace
Resources For Employers
- Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Toolkit (PDF)
- Sample Breastfeeding Policy (PDF)
- Bottom Line Benefits for Your Company
- Easy Solutions to Accommodate Nursing Moms
- Breastfeeding is Welcome Here Sign (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
- Do Not Disturb Sign (PDF) / Spanish (PDF)
- Sample Lactation Spaces for Breastfeeding Friendly Employers (PDF)
Resources For Employees
Contact Us
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Sue Howk, RD
Breastfeeding Policy Specialist
720-200-1509