Hello,
I am a Health Communication PhD Candidate and I am looking to identify
breastfeeding friendly municipalities.
***Do you know of any cities that go above and beyond? If so, which ones
and why?***
Here are some criteria we have been discussing:
Cities that are not First Food Deserts <https://youtu.be/wqSXdmIXfzM>
- access to culturally competent lactation care providers,
- access to support groups,
- at least 41% of employers have breastfeeding support policies,
- at least 31% of child care facilities, lactation rooms are available at
public locations (including museums, airports, zoos, etc)
- Baby-Friendly certified hospital within 34 minute commute,
- at least 61% of all pediatricians offer a lactation care referral,
- more than 50% of community members say they are comfortable seeing
mothers breastfeed in public)
*Public Spaces*
Museums, Zoos, and Libraries host breastfeeding friendly exhibits/displays
Sporting facilities/stadiums have lactation spaces and leverage their
promotional power to endorse breastfeeding advocacy programs
Murals and city promotional materials depict breastfeeding as a normal
activity
Local media outlets run at least 3 stories per year about breastfeeding and
coverage is informed, commentary is free of anti-breastfeeding or pro milk
substitute jokes and punchlines, and representations of breastfeeding are
not blurred out, hidden or avoided.
*Hospitals and Clinics*
An L&D facility with a 25+ mPINC Composite Quality Score less than 34
minutes commute away
*Workplaces*
Local businesses have pro-breastfeeding employee leave policies (ie sick
leave, paid family leave, etc)
*Schools*
At least 51% of the local Universities and Colleges have lactation spaces
and policies to support lactating faculty members and students
A written policy from schools that accommodates breastfeeding students and
visiting parents
*Corrections*
Jails/detention centers and courts have lactation policies in place that
allow female offenders to use an electric pump while separated from their
child, have skin-to-skin breastfeeding sessions during visitation, and
consider lactation status during sentencing and whenever possible to couple
the mother/baby dyad together.
***Any other things you have seen or have thought about that help to make
a city feel especially breastfeeding friendly?***
Thanks,
Lissa Knudsen, MPH
Chair, NM Breastfeeding Task Force
505-218-5115
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