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Rhode Island Seal       It is an unfortunate fact that many mothers stop breastfeeding their baby upon returning to work. This frequently occurs because employees and their employers do not always understand how easy it is to accommodate a nursing mother. Working together, employers and their employees can identify a sanitary and private place for mothers to pump their milk for their babies. They can also determine a schedule that gives mothers the time they need during their workday to pump often enough to maintain their milk supply. These important accommodations enable the employee to continue breastfeeding, and everyone benefits as a result.

      In an effort to increase breastfeeding support in the workplace, the Physicians Committee for Breastfeeding in Rhode Island (PCBRI) worked very hard, along with employees at the Rhode Island Department of Health, to get bills passed that protect nursing working mothers. The bills were sponsored by Representative Joanne M. Giannini in the House and Senator Rhoda E. Perry in the Senate. They were heard before the Health, Education, and Welfare Committee on the House side, and the Health and Human Services Committee on the Senate side. The bills passed in both the House and the Senate in June of 2003 and Governor Carceiri signed them into law on June 27, 2003.

To view the text of the law, please click on the links below.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law03/law03067.htm

If you need help obtaining support in your workplace or have a violation to report, please contact Erin Dugan, MPH. She is the Breastfeeding Coordinator for the Rhode Island Department of Health and can be reached at the address or number listed below:

3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI 02908
Phone (401) 222-1380
Fax (401) 222-1442
erind@doh.state.ri.us

To view the law protecting a Mother’s right to breastfeed in public in Rhode Island, please click on the link below, and see section 7F.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE11/11-45/11-45-1.HTM
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