Breastfeeding in the workplace
MODULE 2 - What every woman and family member should know?
Module 2 of the Healthy beginnings for a better society breastfeeding in the workplace is possible toolkit, gives practical information on how a working woman ( either pregnant or a new mother) can meet breastfeeding goals by having a good start, sustaining milk production and planning a good transition back to the workplace. As allies in her breastfeeding goals, this module engages her family members (husband/partner, parents/ in-laws and other family members including child's caregiver when the woman is away for work) in practical ways. This toolkit is a collaboration among the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the European Union (EU).
This toolkit was developed to communicate how breastfeeding benefits babies, mothers, families, workers, businesses and the society as a whole; and how they can work together to help mothers combine breastfeeding and work. It provides guidance to mothers on how they can practice breastfeeding in the workplace, and offers information and tools for medical practitioners, workers, employers, policy makers and implementers in the government to further support breastfeeding in the workplace.
Additional details
References
- ISBN: 9789221301653
Relevant projects
Nutrition Security and Maternity Protection through Exclusive and Continued Breastfeeding Promotion in the Workplace in the Philippines
Exclusive breastfeeding in the workplace
Nutrition Security and Maternity Protection (NSMP) through Exclusive and Continued Breastfeeding Promotion in the Workplace