Action 15Expand the use of programs in the workplace that allow lactating mothers to have direct access to their babies

Implementation StrategiesPotential Actors
 Create incentive or recognition programs for businesses that establish, subsidize, and support child care centers at or near the business site.Federal government
State governments
Community organizations
 Identify and promote innovative programs that allow mothers to directly breastfeed their babies after they return to work.Public health entities
Employers
Chambers of Commerce

From: Appendix 1, Actions to Improve Breastfeeding

Cover of The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.
Office of the Surgeon General (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); Office on Women's Health (US).
Rockville (MD): Office of the Surgeon General (US); 2011.
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