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Returning to work outside of the home does not mean mothers have to stop breastfeeding. Many mothers purchase or rent breast pumps, allowing them to efficiently collect breast milk to feed their babies. Workplace lactation programs are important to support mothers employed outside the home. If the mother's workplace does not already offer an established lactation support program, the following materials may be useful in developing one.

Business Backs Breastfeeding TM : A Flexible Workplace Program for Breastfeeding Mothers is a turnkey program for employers and provides instructions, tips, and easy-to-use template materials to create a lactation program. The Business Backs Breastfeeding program is based upon a program model that has been tested in a variety of workplace settings. Ross is pleased to partner with Working Mother Media to promote and distribute Business Backs Breastfeeding. Working Mother Media is a provider of information and emerging trends about work/life issues to working mothers, business owners, executive decision makers, and human resources professionals. Working Mother magazine's signature initiative, 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers, is a benchmark for work/life practices in corporate America. More than 90 percent of employers who have earned a spot on this list offer workplace lactation programs.

Download and print a free copy of Business Backs Breastfeeding to share with an employer. Breast Milk Handling and Storage Guidelines explains how to express and then safely store breast milk.

Dear Employer Letter gives the health care provider an easy-to-use letter that encourages an employer to provide a flexible work schedule so that breast milk can be pumped or expressed at work.

Ross Breastfeeding Supplies, such as insulated cooler inserts for expressed breast milk, breast milk storage bottles, and individually prepackaged disposable nipple and ring sets are all available online or by calling (800) 258-ROSS (800-258-7677) to place an order.

Breast Pump Manufacturers provides a list of some of the most popular brands of breast pumps.

Supplemental Feeding offers helpful advice on supplemental feedings when feeding at the breast is not possible. The guide offers tips on expressing and storing breast milk and on supplementing with infant formula. The guide is helpful whether a bottle is used to supplement daily or occasionally.

"Do Not Disturb" door hangers are a convenient way for breastfeeding moms to ensure they have privacy at work when they need to express breast milk. Simply download, print, and cut out this easy-to-use door hanger.

Daily Log is a simple tool to help caregivers record the baby's feedings.