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Hello:
Your business is invited to participate in the Employers' Support for Breastfeeding Questionnaire sponsored by the Portage County Breastfeeding Coalition. Approximately 100 employers across Portage County will be asked to complete this survey, which will help the Coalition better understand your perspective on current workplace breastfeeding practices. Please forward this questionnaire to the person in your organization who knows the most about current breastfeeding-friendly practices in the workplace, or the person responsible for employee wellness or human resources.
It will take approximately five to ten minutes to complete the questionnaire, and your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you can skip the question or withdraw from the survey at any point. It is very important for us to learn your opinions.
Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. Your information will be coded and will remain confidential. If you have questions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contact Suzanne Oehlke at (715) 345- 5775 or by email at [email protected].
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the 'Continue' button below.
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the definition of support for breastfeeding in the workplace includes:
Several types of employee benefits and services, such as policies to support breastfeeding women; teaching employees about breastfeeding; providing designated private space for breastfeeding or expressing milk; allowing flexible scheduling to support milk expression during work; giving mothers options for returning to work, such as teleworking, part-time, and extended maternity leave; providing on-site or near-site child care; providing high-quality electric breast pumps; and offering professional lactation management services and support.
Not every employer can provide this degree of support to each breastfeeding mother who is working in the company/business.
Based on this definition of the realities of the work environment,
1. I would rate my intention to support breastfeeding (such as room, break time, breast pumps, information, or emotional support) in my workplace as...
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Directions:
1. If someone has never mentioned to you how they feel about providing support to breastfeeding mothers or if you feel that they are neutral, use the middle of the scale.
2. Use not applicable if:
a. The person in question does not apply/exist (e.g., you do not have a supervisor or manager) or you do not know how she/he felt about your providing support to breastfeeding working mothers.
b. Your relationship with the person is minimal or has ended and you do not know how she/he felt about your providing support to breastfeeding working mothers.
REGARDING PROVIDING SUPPORT TO BREASTFEEDING WORKING MOTHERS:
1. The head of my organization thinks that I___ provide support for breastfeeding working mothers support for breastfeeding working mothers.
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| 2. In general, I want to do what the head of my organization thinks I should do.
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| 3. Other supervisors like me think that I___ provide support for breastfeeding working mothers.
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| 4. In general, I want to do what other supervisors think I should do.
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| 5. My employees think I ____ provide support for breastfeeding working mothers.
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| 6. In general, I want to do what my employees think I should do.
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| 7. Other colleagues think I ____ provide support for breastfeeding working mothers.
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| 8. In general, I want to do what my collegues think I should do.
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