05/27/2026
Breastfeeding may sound easy—all it takes is a baby and a breast!—but moms need a lot of support to continue breastfeeding, especially when they return to work. The benefits of breastfeeding are clear, so investing in supporting lactation at work delivers returns.
✅ Breastfeeding benefits babies + mothers
Breastfed babies have a reduced risk of asthma, obesity, type 1 diabetes, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Breastfeeding can also reduce a mother's risk of breast and ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.
✅ Breastfeeding benefits businesses
Providing the workplace lactation spaces breastfeeding employees need reduces employee turnover, increases productivity, reduces absenteeism, and lowers healthcare costs associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes.
✅ Breastfeeding benefits society
If 90% of U.S. parents breastfeed exclusively for six months, the U.S. would save $13 billion annually from reduced direct and indirect medical costs, as well as the cost of premature death.
Ultimately, helping parents breastfeed has benefits for families, employers, and public health—a breastfeeding trifecta!
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