Newly released US Census report on women and employment trends prior to, during and following pregnancy. No specific mention of lactation workplace support, however the data could be useful for those working with corporate lactation programs.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p70-113.pdf
"In addition,more women are working a year of giving birth (64 percent in 2000-2002 compared with 39 percent in 1976-1980)"
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Mirine R. Dye, MPH(c), BS, CLE
Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition
www.KeysHealthyStart.org
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