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12 Insights for Employers: Breastfeeding Moms Share Concerns about Returning to Work

At Kin, we’re passionate defenders of a mom’s breastfeeding journey – from the ...

Creating an Inclusive Workplace Culture for Breastfeeding Parents

By: Sascha Mayer, Mamava Co-founder Workplaces are increasingly ...

Kin by Medela Survey Results: Working Moms Inspired to Breastfeed More

Medela checked in with 2,500 new breastfeeding moms on a number of issues ...

Fallout Continues from Infant Formula Crisis: 6 Key Takeaways

Already reeling from the pandemic, the nation experienced ...

Unpacking The New Breastfeeding Guidelines From The American Academy Of Pediatrics

For the first time in a decade, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...

Boosting Racial Equity in Breastfeeding

By: Sascha Mayer, Mamava Co-founder and Megan Fulwiler, ...

Untapped Wellness Dollars Are Funding Much-Needed Workplace Lactation Benefits

Human resource leaders are getting creative about identifying ...

5 Things Every Breastfeeding Employee Needs

By Sascha Mayer, Mamava CEO + Co-Founder In the age of “the great ...

Designing Workplace Lactation Spaces in the COVID Era

By Sascha Mayer, Mamava CEO + Co-Founder Breastfeeding parents have always been concerned ...

Allow Us to Reintroduce Ourselves!

We are now Kin - Healthy Returns for New Parents

The Forms and Benefits of Flexible Scheduling

In a survey from SHRM, 91% of human resource professionals agreed that flexible ...

6 Ways Gender Diversity Helps Businesses Win

January is the Perfect Time to Evaluate Your Breastfeeding Support Benefits

One silver lining of the pandemic is that many organizations recognize the need ...

Interview with Annette Brüls, CEO of Medela, discussing how Medela is supporting working parents

A senior executive with more than 20 years’ experience in the medical device ...

How To Win Women Back to the Workforce

Employers understand that women have been disproportionately impacted ...

Lactation Consultants Offer Much More Than Breastfeeding Advice

Although lactation professionals are often best-known for helping ...

What Employers Need to Understand About ‘Return to Work Syndrome’

Returning to work after the arrival of a new baby can be very ...

Pumping Benefits for Employees who Work Outside the Office

Many women who return to work after the birth of a baby will ...

Creating Equitable Environments for New Parents

As awareness, interest, and expectations around Diversity, Equity ...

Resources to Help Create a Family-Friendly Culture in the Workplace

Although many employers are delaying their fall plans to welcome employees back to ...

Four Things Employers May Not Know About Breastfeeding

August is National Breastfeeding Month in the U.S. and for 40 years Medela ...

Celebrate National Parents’ Day in Your Organization

July 25th is National Parents’ Day in the U.S. and although it’s not ...

3 Ways You Can Help Breastfeeding, Business Traveling Employees Soar

As we embark on a new post-pandemic reality, business travel is rebounding quickly, ...

Creating Equitable Environments for Working Parents: HOW TO Create a Lactation Space

As we enjoy a long-awaited summer and the pandemic recedes in the wake ...

3 Reasons Why Creating Parent-Friendly Workplaces Is Critical

Employers understand that creating the right company culture, ...

How Parental Support Can Create Advocates for Your Organization

We believe one silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic was that organizational leaders ...

What is considered “Reasonable Break Time” for Breastfeeding Employees?

According to the 2010 federal Break Time for Nursing Mothers law, employers covered ...

Medela Helps Working Moms by Providing Free Milk Shipping

For over 50 years, Medela has advocated for breastfeeding parents, and through our ...

Designing Workplace Lactation Spaces That Work

Sascha Mayer, CEO and Co-founder of Mamava Ask any breastfeeding mom where she’s ...

Benefit Program Featured on Shortlister’s Meet a Vendor Series

Kin (previously "News Moms’ Healthy Returns") was just featured on Shortlister’s “Meet a ...

How to Train Managers to Support New Parents

Employees who return to work after the birth a child need unique support—even ...

Comparably Highlights Medela and Kin (previously "New Moms’ Healthy Returns") in Recent Article

Medela was proud to be named by Comparably in an article highlighting 9 ...

Open Letter from the Leaders Behind Kin - Healthy Returns for New Moms

The Workplace Will Never Be the Same - and it Shouldn't: Let's Build ...

Leveling the Playing Field for Women at Work

Today’s organizations are continually challenged with attracting, engaging ...

How To Create a Breastfeeding-Friendly Culture

We know many HR leaders are searching for things they can do to ...

What You Need to Know About Multi-User Breast Pumps for Your Lactation Spaces

As more companies are expanding breastfeeding support with ...

4 Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic is Reshaping Work Policies and Benefits

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the benefits landscape significantly in 2020, and those ...

Interview with Annette Brüls, CEO of Medela discussing gender equity in the workplace

As we wrap up 2020, and look forward to 2021, Medela and the ...

How to Conduct a Corporate Evaluation for Breastfeeding Support

As we all know, this year has been hard on working women, and ...

Comparably Interviews Melissa Gonzales, Executive VP of the Americas for Medela

Comparably has published a new interview with Melissa ...

Telehealth as an Employee Benefit is Here to Stay

Telemedicine has an interesting history. One of the ...

How to Continue to Support Your Essential Workers

COVID-19 has certainly shaken up our routines. From working from home, to returning ...

August is National Breastfeeding Month: Resources for Parenting Women

For more than 50 years, Medela has been a dedicated advocate of breastfeeding ...

Family-Focused Benefits are On the Rise in America

August is National Breastfeeding Month so it’s an ideal time to raise a ...

It’s Time to Review (or Develop) Your Organization’s Lactation Accommodation Policy

As our country begins learning how to co-exist with COVID-19, and your employees ...

New Research Results: Breastfeeding and Work in a Post-COVID World

As the social restrictions for COVID-19 begin to ease, and organizations begin welcoming ...

4 Benefits of a Racially and Gender Diverse Workforce

Recent projections indicate that racial minorities will outnumber ...

Working Moms Want Better Breastfeeding Support from Their Employer

A survey conducted in January 2020 by Medela, Mamava, and Milk Stork – ...

Interview with Melissa Gonzales, EVP Medela for “The Returnity Project”

For more than 50 years, Medela has advocated for breastfeeding moms and we ...

A Message from Milk Stork founder

Returning to work after baby is a stressful experience for any new parent. ...

Why We Need to Make Work Better for Moms

As the CEO of Mamava—the first freestanding lactation pod company—I dream of a ...

Program helps employers to make families’ priorities their priorities

Medela and Mamava Create Easy Solution to Fill the Gap that Employers Face ...

Simplifying Employers’ Options for Supporting Breast Milk Feeding Moms

Every day I hear stories of working parents – moms and dads balancing ...