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Working mothers, breastfeeding, and the law

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  • Murtagh, L.
  • Moulton, A.D.

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Workplace barriers contribute to low rates of breastfeeding. Research shows that supportive state laws correlate with higher rates, yet by 2009, only 23 states had adopted any laws to encourage breastfeeding in the workplace. Federal law provided virtually no protection to working mothers until the 2010 enactment of the "reasonable break time" provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This provision nonetheless leaves many working mothers uncovered, requires break time only to pump for (not feed) children younger than 1 year, and exempts small employers that demonstrate hardship. Public health professionals should explore ways to improve legal support for all working mothers wishing to breastfeed. Researchers should identify the laws that aremost effective and assist policymakers in translating them into policy.

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  • Murtagh, L. & Moulton, A.D., 2011. "Working mothers, breastfeeding, and the law," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(2), pages 217-223.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.185280_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.185280
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    1. Eric A. Lauer & Karla Armenti & Margaret Henning & Lissa Sirois, 2019. "Identifying Barriers and Supports to Breastfeeding in the Workplace Experienced by Mothers in the New Hampshire Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Utilizing the To," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(4), pages 1-18, February.
    2. Sousan Valizadeh & Mina Hosseinzadeh & Eesa Mohammadi & Hadi Hassankhani & Marjaneh M. Fooladi & Virginia Schmied, 2017. "Addressing barriers to health: Experiences of breastfeeding mothers after returning to work," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(1), pages 105-111, March.
    3. Frédéric Dutheil & Grégory Méchin & Philippe Vorilhon & Amanda C. Benson & Anne Bottet & Maëlys Clinchamps & Chloé Barasinski & Valentin Navel, 2021. "Breastfeeding after Returning to Work: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(16), pages 1-21, August.
    4. Kirksey, Kristen, 2021. "A social history of racial disparities in breastfeeding in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 289(C).
    5. Julia Hatamyar, 2022. "Workplace Breastfeeding Legislation and Female Labor Force Participation in the United States," Papers 2209.05916, arXiv.org, revised Oct 2024.
    6. Sarah G. Buxbaum & Olumide Arigbede & Arlesia Mathis & Fran Close & Sandra G. Suther & Elizabeth Mazzio & Remelda Saunders-Jones & Karam F. A. Soliman & Selina F. Darling-Reed, 2023. "Disparities in Infant Nutrition: WIC Participation and Rates of Breastfeeding in Florida," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(11), pages 1-13, May.

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