Breastfeeding & Maternal Employment

Work accomodations for breastfeeding

VariablesNorthwest States (%) Other States (%)
Accommodations in the first month after return to work
Brings infant to work, breastfeeds during the work day 40.938.8
Goes to infant to breastfeed during work day 4.57.9
Infant brought to mother to breastfeed during work day4.52.5
Pumps milk and saves for infant53.836.4
Neither pumps nor breastfeeds during the work day18.210.5
Work Characteristics
Workplace is very supportive of breastfeeding: prenatal45.433.8
Workplace is very supportive of breastfeeding: postnatal63.251.9
Outcome
Weeks of breastfeeding after return to paid work31.326.1

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