Overview

As increasing numbers of women of child-bearing age enter scholastic and employment venues, interest in providing breast milk to their babies when apart continues to reflect changing societal and demographic trends. Academic and workplace environments can influence such work/life dynamics in support of long-range, mutually beneficial outcomes.

Employee and Student Considerations Include:

• medical conditions unique to you and your baby
• pediatric and adult health care recommendations
• parenting and cultural preferences
• non-academic and-employment support networks (health professionals, family and friends)
• academic and employment support networks (teachers, advisors, manager, colleagues and clients)
• reducing absenteeism related to sick days caring for infants
• sanitary and private lactation environment
• awareness and familiarity of University work/life, educational and consumer resources
• awareness of campus culture issues
• "best practices" campus indicator for high-quality work/life initiatives

Instructional/Managerial Considerations Include:

• student, class, department, college and institutional responsibilities
• individual, team, unit, department and organizational responsibilities
• employment support networks (student, colleagues and clients)
• reducing absenteeism related to sick days caring for infants
• sanitary and private lactation environment
• awareness and familiarity of University work/life, educational and consumer resources
• awareness of campus culture issues
• "best practices" campus indicator for high-quality work/life initiatives

Organizational Considerations Include:

• recruitment and retention efforts on behalf of employees and students
• productivity and diversity efforts on behalf of employees and students
• reducing absenteeism related to sick days caring for infants
• awareness and familiarity of University work/life, educational and consumer resources
• sanitary and private lactation environment
• awareness of campus culture issues
• "best practices" campus indicator for high-quality work/life initiatives