Building Breastfeeding-Friendly
Communities in Wisconsin 

Building Breastfeeding Friendly Communities in Wisconsin is a compilation of information designed to assist local communities protect, promote and support breastfeeding.

The materials in the packet are designed as a resource to breastfeeding coalitions, WIC projects and others who are promoting breastfeeding in the community. The materials may be used as part of a larger promotion effort, or separately as needed to respond to specific community requests for information. The links below are to files in PDF format. 

Packet Contents

• Creating Breastfeeding Friendly Communities provides an overview of the benefits of breastfeeding, and the Healthy People 2010 goals and tips for supporting breastfeeding mothers.
• Furnishing a Lactation Room provides guidance on furnishing a lactation room.

Worksite

• Breastfeeding: A Common Sense Solution To Improve Your Company's Bottom Line provides information on the importance of supporting breastfeeding in the workplace, including tips for employers to support their breastfeeding employees.
• Sample Worksite Breastfeeding Policy can be easily adapted to most worksites.
• Breastfeeding Support in the Workplace provides information on how to support breastfeeding in the workplace.
• Breastfeeding After Returning to Work or School provides information for the breastfeeding women returning to work or school.

Childcare

• Breastfeeding Support in Childcare Centers provides information on how to support breastfeeding in childcare centers.
• Sample Childcare Center Breastfeeding Policy can easily be adapted to most childcare centers.
• Taking Care of Breastfed Babies provides information to support breastfeeding in the childcare setting.

Clinics

• Breastfeeding Support in Clinics provides information on how to support breastfeeding in the health care clinic setting.
• Sample Clinic Breastfeeding Policy can be easily adapted to most clinics.

Public Spaces

• Breastfeeding Support in Public Spaces provides information on how to support breastfeeding mothers and children in the community. 

Conferences and Meetings

• Breastfeeding Support at Conferences and Meetings provides information for conference planners and sites that host conferences and meetings.

Places of Worship

• Breastfeeding Support in Places of Worship provides information for supporting breastfeeding families at places of worship. 

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