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Oregon State University Davis
Staff 9627 Staff: 1,325 Staff: 15,303
Faculty 3695 Faculty: 3,481 Faculty: 4,453
Grad & Prof. Students Undergraduates: Undergraduates: 24,655
6318 19,599 Grad & Prof: 7,498
Post docs 1500 Grad & Prof.: 4,190 Campus is 8 square miles
439 buildings main 380 buildings, 1
campus is about 2 miles miles wide
wide and 8 blocks long
West Campus (former
Bayer Pharmaceutical site 7
miles from downtown New
Haven)
12 dedicated
lactation rooms 12 dedicated 33 dedicated
lactation rooms lactation rooms 2
Agenda
Part I Part II
Benefits of Steps for creating
Breastfeeding lactation rooms on
To Mother & Baby campus
To University Find champions
Components of a Benchmark data
successful program State & Local Regs.
Space & Funding
Finding a Lactation
Space Management
consultant
Lactation Room
Breastfeeding Program Resources
Resources Checklist 3
Why is Breastfeeding Important to
Working Women?
Health Advantages for Babies:
Optimal nutrition
Enhanced immune system:
Less risk of:
ear infections
diarrhea
pneumonia
SIDS
asthma
allergies
childhood cancers
obesity
diabetes
Increase:
productivity
morale
loyalty
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Components of a
University
Breastfeeding Support
Program:
Lactation Policy: ensures lactation accommodation for all
faculty, staff, and students
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WIC: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/Breastfeeding/breastfeeding
Recommended book for mothers: Lactation consults and pumps for eligible mothers
Nursing Mother,
Working Mother: The Breast pump information and equipment:
www.ameda.com
Essential Guide for www.medela.com
Breastfeeding and
Staying Close to Your Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine: www.bfmed.org
Baby After you Return 12
to Work, by Gale Pryor American Academy of pediatrics: www.aap.org
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1. Find Champions
Key players:
Leadership: Higher Administration & Department Chairpersons
Facilities: includes architects & maintenance crews
Human Resources
Supervisors
Health and Wellness partners
School of Nursing/School of Medicine leaders if on campus
Breastfeeding mothers (staff and students)
Future breastfeeding mothers (staff and students)
Womens groups
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2. Benchmark Data
Use CUWFA!!
Lactation On-site
Lactation Lactation Support lactation
rooms Policies Programs consultant
Colorado State x
Cornell x x x
Iowa State x
Michigan State x x x x
North Carolina State x x
Ohio State x x x x
Oregon State x x
Penn State x x x
Purdue x n/a n/a n/a
Texas A&M x x
U of Arizona x x
U of Cal Davis x x x x
U of Illinois x x
U of Wisc. Madison x x
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/pub/chap557.htm#Sec31-40w.htm 16
Continued: Knowledge Of Local And
State Regulations
State of Oregon Law Highlights:
Effective January 1, 2008, employers with 25 or more employees must make reasonable
efforts to provide private space and time for nursing mothers who request a place to
express milk for their newborns 18 months of age and younger.
The location must be in close proximity to the employees work area, and cannot be a toilet
stall or restroom.
Businesses would not necessarily have to have a dedicated lactation room. A vacant office
or conference room could suffice, so long as it is private. A cubicle is not considered private.
An employee must provide reasonable written or verbal notice to her employer that she
intends to express breast milk at work. (A sample letter is available in English and Spanish.)
All employers must comply unless they can prove it would cause undue hardship.
There is a $1,000 fine per incident for non-compliance.
http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyPeopleFamilies/Babies/Breastfeeding/Pages/hb2372.
aspx
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OSUs lactation room sign
Checklist
Listed below are several components of breastfeeding support rooms in the workplace. Not all of them
apply to every workplace situation. They are offered as a guide to employers and employees who are
considering ways to support breastfeeding as a health behavior. This checklist may be most useful when
considered in conjunction with the USBC issue paper Workplace Breastfeeding Support.
Pumps
Space Multi-user pump provided on site
Dedicated, private Employer provides pump rental
pumping/breastfeeding room Employer subsidizes pump rental
Floating, multipurpose room Employer subsidizes pump
(space available) purchase
Restroom Employee provides own pump
Other (please specify) Breast pump personal supplies
__________________ Provided by employer
Furnishings (check all that apply) Subsidized by employer
Lock Purchased by employee
Chair Training
table train all employees, supervisors
sink and co-workers on the policies
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communicate policy to all
pregnant employees
Other Potential
Accommodations
Mother brings child to work
Care giver brings child to mother for feedings
On-site child care with accommodation for breastfeeding
Contract with nearby child care center that accommodates breastfeeding mothers
Breaks for expressing milk or breastfeeding
2 breaks and a lunch period in an 8 hour day
paid breaks for pumping (breaks are not deducted from work time)
expanded unpaid breaks
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Oregon State University
Resources & Contact
Information
Photo tour of OSUs lactation rooms:
http://oregonstate.edu/childcare/breastfeeding
Stephanie Duckett
Childcare & Family Resources
541-737-4906
Stephanie.duckett@oregonstate.edu
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Questions and
Answers
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