Lactation Makes Dollars and Sense
When budgets tighten, lactation support is treated as a nice-to-have. It is one of the few line items that pays the payer back. Two papers make that case, and one
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Businesses and Employers
Community Self Appraisals
Communities grow stronger when they take time to reflect on what they are building together. Community Self-Appraisals offered through the Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities initiative are designed to support that
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Celebrating Our Partners in Building Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
At Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities, we are thrilled to celebrate the tremendous progress happening across North Carolina to create more supportive environments for families. We are especially proud of: We believe every county deserves
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A Student’s Journey Supporting Step 6 in Durham, NC
By Janiah Fladger, MPH CandidateUNC Gillings School of Global Public HealthField Placement with Breastfeed Durham, Summer 2025 When I joined Breastfeed Durham as their Summer Recruitment Coordinator, I knew I’d
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What Does It Mean to Be “Breastfeeding Friendly” in the Workplace and Beyond?
A lactation-friendly workplace is one that welcomes lactating employees and proudly supports their infant feeding goals by providing time and private space to express milk, recognizing that meeting human biological
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BFFC Implementation Leaders Round Table: Supporting Businesses & Building Relationships
At our recent Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities (BFFC) Implementation Leaders Collaborative Round Table, we explored a central question in our work: “How do we engage with businesses?” For many of us,
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From Relationships to Real Change: Implementing Step 10 in Schools, Colleges, and Communities
What does it take to truly normalize breastfeeding across educational spaces? In Durham, North Carolina, it began with trust, persistence, and deep listening. In this article, Julianne Williams, a recent
Embracing Inclusivity: The Benefits of Becoming a Family-Friendly Establishment
Breastfeed Durham’s Community Partner program shows how a simple, free sign-up can turn ordinary businesses into places where nursing parents feel welcome. More than 100 Durham businesses have joined since
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Join Our Team: Supporting Breastfeeding-Friendly Businesses!
This post is kept as a historical record and reflects the situation when it was published in January 2024. For current information, see our news page. Are you a community
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Welcoming the Wood County, WI Team!
The Wood County Breastfeeding Coalition was established in 1998. The goal of the Wood County Breastfeeding Coalition is to promote, protect and support breastfeeding through education and outreach to our
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