In Texas we have the "Mother Friendly Workplace" program. It is sponsered by the Texas Department of Health. It encourages employers to not only allow mothers to pump at break and lunch, but also to set up an area where they can express milk in a clean and private setting. I participated in a workshop about overcoming barriers to workplace pumping years back at one of the Texas Breastfeeding Summits in Austin. There is some really great material out there that educated the workplace on the benefits of allowing moms to provide breastmilk to their newborns, including less missed days and work due to infant illness, less medical insurance claims, and increased employee retention. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/wichd/lactate/mother%2Dworksites.shtm Paula Ray Hiett RNC, IBCLC Good Shepherd Lactation Center Longview, Texas *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html