Babies 'n Business, LLC

About Babies 'N Business, LLC

Overview:

As employers recognize the benefits of reduced health care costs, reduced absenteeism, increased retention of employees, increased employee morale and enhanced corporate image, the number of corporate lactation programs continues to grow. Babies 'n Business, LLC of Bethesda, Maryland, is a Lactation Consulting practice specializing in corporate lactation programs. Babies 'n Business, LLC was the pioneer in providing such programs in the Washington, DC area starting in 1993. Our programs are designed to support the corporate work-life agenda of your company and are customized to fit your needs.

With approximately 62% of mothers with children under three participating in the labor force, more companies are finding the need to provide the services of a lactation consultant in the workplace. The return to work following maternity leave is cited by many new mothers as a barrier to the continuation of breastfeeding. An employer's support of breastfeeding for nursing mothers can significantly help a woman balance the demands of work with their desire to continue to breastfeed her infant. Citing the health benefits to both mother and child, the American Academy of Pediatrics released guidelines in 1997 recommending that infants be breastfed up to one year of age.

Our current corporate clients include:

Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
National Institutes of Health

Our Staff:

Jane Johnston Balkam, PhD, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC
Jane is the owner of Babies 'n Business, LLC . She received her BSN from Georgetown University and her MSN from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, and her PhD specializing in Maternal Child/Breastfeeding and Human Lactation from the Union Institute & University. Jane is nationally board certified as a pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation consultant. She has counseled breastfeeding mothers for over 20 years. Over the years, Jane has held positions in nursing education and administration as well as clinical practice. She has several publications in journals, and was included in the Sixth Edition of Who’s Who in American Nursing. Jane is a Fellow of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) and a member of the International Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA).

Colleen Prorok, RN, MSN, IBCLC
Colleen is a part-time lactation consultant with Babies 'n Business, LLC and works with our Maryland Corporate clients. She received her BSN from D’Youville College in Buffalo, NY and an MS in Child Psychiatric Nursing from the University of Maryland at Baltimore. She has broad experience in nursing and she has worked as a lactation consultant since 1991 when she became board certified as a lactation consultant.

Lisa Simon
Lisa Simon has been the Babies 'n Business, LLC Office Manager for over eight years. She coordinated appointments and schedules for our Lactation Consultant and handles all our accounting, breastpump rentals and other duties in the office.