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We are a resource for parents, partners, providers, employees, employers, allies, and advocates.
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For Parents
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For Providers
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For Employees
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For Employers
A Toolkit to Help You Return to Work After Having a Baby
As a pumping or breastfeeding/chestfeeding parent, there's so much to plan for when you make your return to work. Our toolkit includes guidance and checklists to help you navigate this challenging time with more ease.
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Connect
Deepen community engagement in the Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition by providing opportunities for connection, networking, and partnerships among a diverse range of stakeholders.
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Support/Educate
Provide and promote breast/chestfeeding educational opportunities and resources. Optimize workplaces in Maine and empower employers to create supportive cultures for breast/chestfeeding employees.
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Advocate
Promote legislation that will allow more families to achieve their breast milk feeding goals through access to paid family and medical leave, workplace support, lactation care, postpartum heal care, donor breast milk, and other systems and polices that facilitate breast/chestfeeding.
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Sustain
Ensure the long-term sustainability and efficacy of the Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition.
We work to enhance the culture of breastfeeding and chestfeeding through advocacy, education, and connection.
