>From: Susi Lawrence <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Lactation Information and Discussion
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>Subject: bf employment issuesHCPs
>Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 10:06:08 -0800
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>A large HMO is deciding its policy on HCP employee break time (paid or
>unpaid) for pumping, and for postpartum maternity leave (especially as it
>affects bf duration).  Their motivation is to increase female MD retention.
>Some of the new-mom-physicians have asked me to speak to the committee, and
>I wondered what wisdom/precedents lactnetters can offer.  All the US state
>legislation I can find is regarding unpaid breaks & access to privacy &
>sanitation.  Does anyone work at a hospital or other setting that addresses
>this in more ways? The opportunity to promote female physicians
>breastfeeding for a significant duration is incredibly wonderful & I'd love
>to have more ideas & data to offer.
>Susan Lawrence, IBCLC
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In reply to your inquiry,

One of the things we do at our hospital to promote BF duration is to work
closely with Human Resources. Since we are large and have many  physican
offices owned by the larger "system" we have several thousand employees "off
site' either in physican offices, laboratory services or radiology.. Our HR
department will rent  a Lactina for any off site employee that requests one,
for as long as she desires. Since we have an in-hospital rental station - we
will work with HR  offer them at a greatly reduced cost, just enough to
cover our costs plus a little extra, but of great discount to Human
Resources.

Of course this is not widely or openly advertised in the Human Resource
Manual - but all the LC's try to catch the employess as they give birth to
the benefit. Some physicians have taken advantage of this, but in reality
other ancillary services have used it more often.

LuAnn Smith
York, PA


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