Breastfeeding-Friendly Employers in Connecticut

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1/26/2012 Lessons Learned Teleconference

Baby Friendly Hospitals in CT

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Breastfeeding-Friendly Business Award in CT

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Breastfeeding-Friendly Employers in Connecticut

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Below is a list of businesses in Connecticut that have made strides to support and promote breastfeeding in the workplace and are considered breastfeeding friendly.

If you see your company's name below, Congratulations! Your workplace is actively supporting the health of its employees and their families by making it easier to continue breastfeeding for at least the first year of life.

Breastfeeding Friendly Employer Chart

Latest News

5/8/2013 URGENT: TAKE ACTION FOR CT FAMILIES!!

4/16/2013 Center TRT announces a webinar to be held on April 30th highlighting the Connecticut Breastfeeding Initiative, a program that provides technical assistance, financial assistance and training to hospitals working toward the Baby-Friendly Hospital Designation. Click this announcment for details.

3/27/2013 Announcing a free webinar hosted by the CT-RI Pubic Health Training Center "Scaling Up Breastfeeding Support at the Organizational and Community Levels: Sustaining the Positive Effects of the BFHI

2/27/2013 CBC submits testimony in favor of an Act Concerning a Task Force on Childhood Obesity

10/28/2012 Hurricane Sandy: Emergency Information for Mothers with Stored Human Milk and Pump Dependent Mothers

9/27/2012 CBC Announces 2012 Awards to Community Members for Contributions to the Health and Well-Being of Connecticut's Mothers and Children!

8/1-8/7/2012 World Breastfeeding Week! Join CBC as we highlight the benefits of the practice of skin to skin for all! Are you on facebook? Show us how you are nurturing this ancient tradition in the modern world!

7/30/2012 Keeping Moms and Their Babies Together After Delivery; CT DPH

7/29/2012: Updated Information for Sponsors: CBC Conference October 2012!

SAVE THE DATE: CBC Conference! October 9, 2012!

4/20/2012 Job Posting for Lactation Leadership Position at Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT

4/7/12 CT DPH and CT AAP Teleconference: April 24th!

3/22/2012 CBC seeks Connecticut businesses to be part of national searchable web resource!

3/1/12 CBC Attends Public Hearing to Testify in Favor of SB 194 AN ACT CONCERNING JURY DUTY POSTPONEMENT FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS; Read testimony below:

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Testimony R. Jackson

2/16/12 CBC Joins Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut

1/11/12 Calling ALL CT maternity hospitals to participate in teleconference about the BFHI!

11/7/2011 Eleven Connecticut Employers Put the "Business Case for Breastfeeding" To Work

10/5/2011 New Guide for Parents/Businesses That Addresses Common Questions About Connecticut's Nondiscrimination and Workplace Accommodation Breastfeeding Laws!

8/3/2011 Connecticut Breastfeeding Coalition and Department of Public Health Launch Initiative to Promote Breastfeeding

4/28/11 CBC Announces Statewide Mini Grants available for CT Businesses to Support Breastfeeding Mothers

1/20/11 Surgeon General's Call to Action: A Roadmap to Improving Support for Breastfeeding Mothers

CBC Announces Statewide Breastfeeding Initiative for WBW

CT Hospital Association announces the CT Breastfeeding Initiative

MMBNE Opens First Milk Processing Lab in Region