Why Maternity Leave Benefits Aren’t Enough to Retain Working Parents

working, workplaceAmy VanHarenJanuary 24, 2022maternity leave, lactation support, lactation consultant

3 Reasons Family-Forming Benefits Need to Include Breastfeeding Support

working, workplaceAmy VanHarenJanuary 17, 2022family-forming benefits, breastfeeding supportComment

7 Ways Your Company Can Increase Maternity Leave Retention

working, workplaceAmy VanHarenJanuary 10, 2022maternity leave, lactation support Comment

8 Lactation Room Requirements Every Working Parent Wants

working, workplaceAmy VanHarenJanuary 6, 2022Comment

Why workplace lactation support matters now more than ever

workplace, workingAmy VanHarenAugust 11, 2021workplace support, breastfeeding-support, funding, working

How to Make Returning to Work Easy for Working Parents

workingAmy VanHarenJune 15, 2021working, employers

From Basic to Best-In-Class: How to create workplace lactation facilities

workingAmy VanHarenMay 26, 2021working

Key Takeaways from Appearance on HR Power Hour Podcast

workingAmy VanHarenMay 10, 2021employers

Employer Gift Guide For Mother's Day

workingAmy VanHarenApril 29, 2021employersComment

How to Accommodate Breastfeeding at Work

workingAmy VanHarenApril 14, 2021employersComment

How Employers Are Growing Revenue in the Pandemic

workingAmy VanHarenMarch 18, 2021employers Comment

What Is a Feeding Parent?

workingAmy VanHarenMarch 18, 2021employersComment

Top 5 COVID-19 Tips for Employers with Breastfeeding Employees

working, breastfeeding, pumpingAmy VanHarenJuly 15, 2020employersComment

pumpspotting coming to your workplace!

working, pumping, exclusively pumping, breast express, appAmy VanHarenNovember 4, 2019employers

even astronauts breastfeed: what we learned from working mothers at NASA

workingAmy VanHarenSeptember 13, 2019employers

mama story: what I learned from nursing four babies in eight years

I had our first child, Lila, when I was 21 years young.

Nothing prepared me for the first weeks, the swelling, the pain, the cracked nipples and leaking boobs.

seasoned, working, first timeAmy VanHarenJuly 19, 2018mama story, seasoned, working mom, working, first time

Tammy Duckworth: giving birth shouldn’t force me to give up my Senate vote on key bills

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) learned before she welcomed her daughter that the Senate wasn’t built for new mothers — or, for that matter, anyone else who can’t appear in the Senate chamber.

So she wants to change the rules.

mama story: 5 tips for the mom who travels and is still nursing

How was I going to have enough milk saved while keeping to my pump schedule? How do I pump and navigate all the different airports? Was it possible? Would I have to end my breastfeeding journey earlier than I wanted?

the CDC issued new breast pump cleaning guidelines: here's what we think

we've read them. here's what we think about the controversial guidelines.

the mothering room makeover: how to make the pumping room more comfortable

we're out to elevate the experience of nursing and pumping everywhere, so we partnered with Well Rounded NY to share mothering room makeover tips.

pumping, working, mama supporterAmy VanHarenApril 23, 2017mothering room, pumping, breastfeeding, advocacy, working, mama supporterComment

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