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The Association Between an Electric Pump Loan Program and the Timing of Requests for Formula by Working Mothers in WIC

Karen Meehan, MPH, RD, IBCLC

Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program, Irwindale, California, karen{at}phfewic.org

Gail G. Harrison, PhD

Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California

Abdelmonem A. Afifi, PhD

UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California

Nathan Nickel, BS

UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California

Eloise Jenks, MEd, RD

Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program, Irwindale, California

Anthony Ramirez, BS

UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California

An electric pump loan program designed to facilitate breastfeeding for low-income mothers returning to full-time work was evaluated. All mothers were WIC participants in the Los Angeles area. Electric pump loans were made until the infant's first birthday or until the mother requested formula from WIC. Information was provided to employers on supporting breastfeeding in the workplace. A subsample of mothers who received an electric pump on return to full-time work was compared with counterparts in a wait list control group. Mothers who received an electric pump as soon as requested did not request formula until 8.8 months on average, whereas those who did not receive an electric pump requested formula on average at 4.8 months (P < .0001). Mothers who received an electric pump when requested were 5.5 (95% CI 2.0-15.1) times as likely as mothers who did not receive an electric pump to not request formula at 6 months. J Hum Lact. 24(2):150-158.

Key Words: working mothers • electric pump • breastfeeding • WIC

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 24, No. 2, 150-158 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408316081
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