Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Understanding lactation policies and resources across a university system: survey and document review
Originally published 2024-05-15 · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s12884-024-06541-9 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Checks whether HR personnel know their own lactation policies and whether workers must discover and advocate for resources alone.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
Can HR and supervisors give a parent the same clear account of available support?
Checks whether HR personnel know their own lactation policies and whether workers must discover and advocate for resources alone.
Study context
26 institutions in one US state university system, with 18 responding human-resources wellbeing liaisons.
Age / stage: Institutional support for employees returning after birth.
Read with three questions
- How did liaison familiarity compare with policies and online resources?
- Which documents placed the burden on employees or assigned supervisor responsibility?
- How could a coordinated resource directory be checked for usability rather than merely existence?
Keep the limits in view
Survey nonresponse and document availability limit conclusions about each campus; the study does not establish actual employee access or current legal compliance.
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Emily L Ashby; Sritha Donepudi; Heather M Padilla (2024). Understanding lactation policies and resources across a university system: survey and document review BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06541-9
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