By Judith Galtry and Sarah-Eve Farquhar 

Report to the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust, April 2003.

The project consisted of two stages. Stage One, which was prepared by Judith Galtry and Marcia Annandale, examined ways in which New Zealand workplaces might become more breastfeeding-friendly and was aimed at employers. Stage Two (this report) consisted of a small-scale, exploratory study examining support for breastfeeding within two New Zealand childcare centres and outlining a set of preliminary, draft guidelines for “breastfeeding-friendly” childcare. It was prepared as a joint effort with Dr Sarah Farquhar.

Stage One of this project contains material that is also relevant to the issue of breastfeeding-friendly childcare. It has a series of sections examining: the international legislative background, including New Zealand's international treaty obligations with implications for the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding; the national legislative and policy framework, including parental leave legislation, human rights law and equal employment opportunities considerations; as well as practical considerations for employers with regard to establishing breastfeeding-friendly workplaces.

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