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For Employers

BreastfeedingWorks.org
This website, a project of the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles, contains a wide variety of resources that will give you very detailed information about the benefits of accommodating breastfeeding in your workplace

The Business Case for Breastfeeding
This toolkit, put together by the US Department of Health and Human Services, highlights all of the benefits that providing lactation accommodation can have for employers.  Some of these benefits include lower employee turnover, less employee absenteeism due to sick children, increased productivity, and increased job satisfaction.

Workplace Breastfeeding Programs: Employer Case Studies
This document, prepared by the Center for Prevention and Health Services, highlights the cases of five nationally respected companies that have implemented lactation accommodation policies

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2011 Breastfeeding Resource Directory

Do you need help with breastfeeding?  The 2011 Resource Directory is now online!

Use the online version of print the PDF to distribute!

BreastfeedLA BEST Project

With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Community Transformation Grant and in partnership with the L.A. County Department of Public Health, the Breastfeeding Task Force of Greater Los Angeles has launched the BEST Project.  We are currently recruiting up to 12 hospitals within L.A. County to receive coaching and technical support to improve maternity care practices that support breastfeeding and to achieve Baby-Friendly designation.

The application will be available May 23, 2012

What's New

TIME: Ask the Right Questions! Read our response to the TIME cover on the Momsrising blog.

Stories of Support Needed

  • The United States Breastfeeding Committee is requesting stories from breastfeeding moms. How have you been helped? Share your story, click here