Zoe,
There is a literature on the cost benefits of continuing to
breastfeed in the work place, same benefits for students. Workers/
students miss fewer days to care for sick kids, workers tend to be
more loyal to workplaces that accommodate their needs. I imagine that
students would respond similarly. This may manifest in more students
completing their studies when they don't feel they have to choose
between caring for/nursing their babies and continuing their studies.
I haven't seen any studies to that effect. Perhaps it's something you
can look into at your college.. Such a piece of research wouldn't be
too hard to set up and would make a nice contribution to the literature.
Naomi Bar-Yam
Here are a few references:
Bailey, Doraine and Lora Deck, "Worksite Support for the
Breastfeeding Employee: A Guide for Business," Best - Start,
Kentucky, 1993.
Bar-Yam NB, "Workplace Lactation Support, Part I: A Return-To-Work
Breastfeeding Assessment Tool," JHL 14(3) September, 1998.
Bar-Yam NB, "Workplace Lactation Support, Part II: Working With the
Workplace," JHL 14(4) December, 1998.
Bridges, Catherine, B., Deborah Frank and John Curtin, "Employer
Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding in the Workplace," JHL Vol 13, #3
Sept, 1997, pp. 215-9
Cohen, Rona and Marsha B. Mrtek, "The Impact of Two Corporate
Lactation Programs on the Incidence and Duration of Breast-Feeding by
Employed Mothers," American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 8 No. 6
July/August, 1994, pp. 436-441. (a)
Cohen, Rona and Robert G. Mrtek and Marsha B. Mrtek, "Impact of a
Corporate Lactation Program on Infant Health and Absenteeism Among
Employed Mothers," American Journal of Health Promotion, Submitted
May, 1994.
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Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D.
Mothers' Milk Bank of New England
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