Need to know more about drugs/supplements and breastfeeding? You can find information about maternal and infant drug levels, possible side effects on lactation and on breastfed infants, and alternative drugs to consider. The LactMed database at the U.S. National Library of Medicine is now available through an app for an iPod, iPhone, or Android device. For more information on this free download, visit LactMed
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On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Part of the PPACA was the amendment to require employers to provide reasonable break time and private spaces for nursing mothers to express breast milk during the work day for up to one year after a child's birth. Under this new law, employers must provide employees with enough time to express breast milk each time they need to do so, whether or not the timing is convenient from the employer's perspective. There are no specific limitations on the number, frequency, or duration of the breaks. Nevertheless, employers are not required to compensate employees for time spent expressing breast milk. Employers must also provide a private place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free of intrusion of coworkers and customers for women to express breast milk. If the space is not exclusively dedicated to the nursing mother's use, it must be available when needed in order to meet requirements.
For more information visit the National Conference of State Legislatures at www.ncsl.org. |