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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cathy Bussewitz

Prenatal appointments and no place to pump: Navigating pregnancy and postpartum needs at work

Be Well-Working Well-Pregnancy and Postpartum - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The ambulance dispatch station where Heydi Fernandez waited for calls as an emergency medical technician didn't have a private place to pump breast milk when she returned to work three months after giving birth to her son.

So she expressed her milk sitting at a dining table when none of her colleagues were eating meals there.

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