Supporting Nursing Moms at Work: Employer Solutions Evaluation

LTG provided evaluation support to OWH to understand the challenges and opportunities encountered by employers and mothers in accommodating lactating women returning to work after giving birth. A national sample of employers in manufacturing, education, health care, and retail/restaurant industries was identified for in-depth interviews to gauge their response to the resource and to elicit their policies, practices, and experience in developing and providing accommodations. A multi-state sample of women working in these same industries was drawn for in-depth interviews to elicit their experience and perspectives on their lactation accommodation when returning to work. The products of the project were a final report and a national briefing for the OWH and its partners.