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Lactation Consultant

Category - Ethics

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You are working with a breastfeeding mother who will be returning to her fulltime job in one month. The mother believes that she will have to stop breastfeeding prior to returning to her full time job and she is quite distressed about having to do this. What should you do in order to assist this client?
  1. You should suggest that the mother contact her employer and discuss her needs and elicit assistance with some work modifications to pump during work hours.
  2. Help the mother to begin weaning since it is against the labor laws to pump or breastfeed in the workplace and, without this, her milk supply will cease.
  3. Advise the mother that she is not alone. No employers understand the importance of breastfeeding, so she is not alone with her concerns.
  4. You should suggest that the mother contact her local politicians and the La Leche League because there are many laws to protect lactating women in the workplace.
Explanation
Answer: A - You should suggest that the mother contact her employer and openly discuss her needs and elicit assistance with some work modifications to pump during work hours. There are no labor laws that protect this and abandoning breastfeeding may be premature when the mother can negotiate with the employer.
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