Hi Zoe,

Below is a para out of a submission I wrote a while ago.

Hope this helps.

Karleen Gribble

Australia



In addition, the increased illness in non-breastfed babies result in
decreased productivity and increased absenteeism amongst parents in the paid
workforce. Thus, a large employer in the US who instigated a lactation
program that supports employees continuing to breastfeed once they have
returned to work found that over a one year period 93% of bottle fed babies
of employees were sick enough to require a doctors visit compared with 50%
of breastfed babies (Geisel, 1994). Since bottle fed babies were not only
sicker but sicker for longer the parents of bottle bed babies had an
absenteeism rate that was 7 times higher than parents of breastfed babies
(Geisel, 1994). In addition, some research has found that women who are
supported in breastfeeding their babies by their employers are more likely
to return to work after their baby is born ( Katcher and Lanese, 1985).





Geisel J (1994). Lactation program yields multiple benefits. Business
Insurance 28: 12.

Katcher AL, Lanese MG (1985). Breast-feeding by employed mothers: a
reasonable accommodation in the work place. Pediatrics 75: 644-647.






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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zoe Nye" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:58 AM
Subject: Providing a pumping room for new mothers


> Hi Ladies
> I hope you can help me.
> Some background -  I work in a college for ladies aged 18+. Lots of our
> ladies have babies during their education.
> However, they must return to college within 2 weeks of the birth.
>
> I am hoping to persuade the powers that be, that a mother and baby room
> would be of huge benefit.
> Either the babies can be brought to the room and the mothers can feed, or
> the mothers can pump their milk.
>
> Now, I can provide endless references on the benefits of bfg and the
hazards
> of artificial feeding.
> I feel that a financial or less absences argument would be better
received.
>
> And of course I cannot find any of the research that I was sure was out
> there.
> Please can you help me find it?
> Zoe
>
>
>
> -- 
> A friend will help you move.
>
> A best friend will help you move a body.
>
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