South Carolina Breastfeeding Community Partners

The evidence is clear and health organizations universally agree, breastfeeding is healthier for families. Families, however, need community support to succeed. The South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition is an organization that serves to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding families, yet we cannot do it alone. Breastfeeding-Friendly Community Partners are businesses or organizations that welcome breastfeeding mothers and support their breastfeeding employees. They adhere to the following principles:

Families nurturing their children with human milk are always welcome and respected. They will never be treated poorly, asked to stop breastfeeding, or asked to cover up or move.
All lactating employees are allowed breaks necessary to maintain their milk supply by expressing milk or nursing their children.
All lactating employees have access to a private space for expressing milk or nursing. The space is not a bathroom. The space is lockable and shielded from view. The space has a comfortable chair, small table, electrical outlet, hand hygiene station.
They do not advertise infant formula or related products directly to consumers.

We know that breastfeeding is good for families; it is also good for organizations and businesses. Benefits include:

· Parents miss work less often when the child is breastfed

· Health care costs are lower

· Employee turnover rates are lower

· Employees are more productive and loyal

· It engenders positive public relations

https://www.womenshealth.gov/files/documents/bcfb_business-case-for-breastfeeding-for-business-managers.pdf

Do you support your breastfeeding employees and customers and would you like to be recognized? The South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition wants to help breastfeeding families identify organizations, businesses, and employers where they are supported and celebrate those who support them.

· listed on our Lactation Resources map

· acknowledged at our quarterly meetings;

· profiled on our social media;

· and receive window clings to display

The fee is $100.00, annually. Donors of over $100.00 or more will be recognized additionally on our Home Page. All gifts and donations to the South Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information on SC Breastfeeding Coalition’s vision, purpose and goals go to www.scbreastfeeds.about.

To apply fill out following form:

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To be considered a South Carolina Breastfeeding Friendly Community Partner:

Families nurturing their children with human milk are always welcome and respected. They will never be treated poorly, asked to stop breastfeeding, or asked to cover up or move. All lactating employees are allowed breaks necessary to maintain their milk supply by expressing milk or nursing their children. All lactating employees have access to a private space for expressing milk or nursing. The space is not a bathroom. The space is lockable and shielded from view. The space has a comfortable chair, small table, electrical outlet, hand hygiene station. We do not advertise infant formula or related products directly to consumers.

I certify this organization meets requirements above.

Please submit a photo of place for lactating employees to sustain their milk supply.

I have emailed picture to chairscbc@gmail.com