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Nourishing Moms at Work Program (Coming Soon!)

This program provides knowledge, resources and support for pregnant and postpartum employees. It offers access to wellness education, breastfeeding guidance before and after returning to work, as well as strategies for work/life balance while navigating this new chapter. This program will provide support for new parents and improve the overall pregnancy and postpartum experience as they transition to and from the workplace.

Program Components:

Eight online online courses with topics including:

  • Prenatal nutrition

  • Basics of breastfeeding

  • Postpartum nutrition

  • Pumping at work

  • Balancing health, work and family

  • Traveling with a young family

  • Choosing and managing childcare

  • Self care

Online Support Community (Facebook Group):

  • Moderated by a nutrition/breastfeeding expert

  • Weekly live parenting topics with Q & A

  • Peer support

Employer Resources:

  • Guides for supporting breastfeeding employees

  • Updates on breastfeeding policies and laws

  • Best practice guide for workplace pumping space

Why provide this service to your employees?

  • Better employee retention - companies with lactation programs retain employees at rates between 83% - 94% compared to the national average of 59% (1).

  • Higher productivity and loyalty - employees whose companies provide breastfeeding support consistently report improved moral, better job satisfaction and higher productivity (2).

  • Improved public relations - A supportive environment for breastfeeding employees enhances the ability to recruit and retain excellent staff (2). It also provides a potential PR opportunity – many companies with support programs receive positive media attention (2).

  • Lowered healthcare costs - Illness-related lost productivity costs U.S. employers $530 billion per year (3). One-day absences to care for sick children occur more than twice as often for formula fed infants (1) .

    Investment:

    For information program pricing please contact:

    Kirby Walter, RD, IBCLC

    Phone: 312.502.3345

    Email: kirbywalterrd@gmail.com

    Resources:

    1. Slavit W, editor. Investing in Workplace Breastfeeding Programs and Policies: An Employer’s Toolkit. Washington, DC: Center for Prevention and Health Services, National Business Group on Health; 2009.t

    2. The Business Case for Breastfeeding. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2008.

    3. Integrated Benefits Institute. "Press Release: Poor Health Costs U.S. Employers $530 Billion and 1.4 Billion Work Days of Absence and Impaired Performance According to Integrated Benefits Institute." San Francisco, Integrated Benefits Institute. Nov 15th, 2018.