Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Breast-feeding options often determined by employer (The Enquirer)

TULSA, Okla. - Darby Barnett said she quit her job several weeks ago because her boss made it nearly impossible for her to breast-feed her infant daughter.

It was a tough decision to make. Barnett is raising 6-month-old Delainey on her own. But finances became less important when the 24-year-old didn't have enough breast milk for her daughter as a result of being unable to pump at work.

She said her boss wouldn't give her additional breaks.


"I didn't want to have conflict and lose my job, so I wouldn't say anything, and Delainey suffered," she said.



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