Guides for parents and employers

Workfeed Guides

These guides are free to download and share. Please let us know if you find them helpful via the Workfeed survey.

Read the complete ‘Mother’s Guide to Combining Breastfeeding and Return to Paid Work’.

Read the full ‘Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers in the Workplace’, guide for employers.


Posters and flyers

You may download the posters/ flyers below to share in your workplace, community notice boards, or internal websites, with colleagues, friends, or family.

Mothers’ guide flyer – click the image to download and share

Employers’ guide flyer – click the image to download and share


Study Report

Discover the key findings and implications from our Maternal wellbeing, Infant Feeding and Return to Paid Work study in the main report.


The information provided in these toolkits (the “Information”) is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or medical advice. While reasonable care is taken to ensure accuracy, the Information may not reflect the most current legal or medical developments.

The Information should not be interpreted as substituting medical consultation or professional legal advice and should not be relied upon to make medical decisions (or otherwise). You should always obtain medical professional or specialist advice before taking (or refraining from taking) any action on the basis of the Information. The University of Reading disclaims liability for actions taken based on the Information.

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