Health Department promotes workplace breastfeeding








Associated Press - February 7, 2008 10:45 PM ET 
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health is 
encouraging more businesses to support a woman's right to breast-feed at 
work.
The initiative announced Thursday seeks to recognize businesses that 
support a woman's right to breast-feed.
Oklahoma law currently allows mothers to express breast milk during unpaid 
breaks and meal times during the work day.
For worksites to be recognized, they must offer mothers flexible break 
times, a comfortable, private location for pumping, access to a nearby 
sink and a written policy supporting breast-feeding.
Businesses can earn a "gold-star" designation by offering such things as 
access to refrigerator to store milk and a hospital-grade breast pump 
available for employees to use.
Doctors recommend exclusive breast-feeding for the first six months after 
birth and continued breast-feeding for at least one year to achieve 
optimal health of a mother and her child.
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Maternal Fetal Medicine
Akron Children's Hospital
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