Copyright 2007-11 Carla Moquin

Benefits for Families (p. 3)

Babies in the Workplace

They also enable better health for babies as a result of the extensive immune system benefits from nursing, as well as benefits for mothers in terms of lower risks of several major diseases, a quicker return to pre-pregnancy weight, and easier bonding.

Easier Bonding

Being able to bring their babies to work provides an invaluable opportunity for parents and babies to form a strong bond in those critical first several months of life.  A healthy attachment between parent and baby is integral to long-term psychological (and often physical) health, and babies-at-work programs enable parents and babies to delay separation and thus more easily form a healthy bond.

Lower Day Care Costs

Day care for babies is often extremely expensive, and high-quality care is especially expensive (and often difficult to find).  In addition, there are often waiting lists for infant day care slots.  Being able to bring their babies to work means much lower day care costs for parents in those early months of life.