Mompreneur Holli Harris of Seattle-based HadleyStilwell, an online retailer of women's clothing, has designed a unique new collection of well-tailored dresses, shirts, and jackets tailored to meet the needs of breastfeeding mothers returning to work.
"Harris ducked out of meetings to pump; pumped in parking garages; and arrived at business dinners carrying the telltale black bag. She quickly understood why a joint study by the National Women’s Health Resource Center and Medela breast pump company found that 32 percent of mothers in the U.S. stop breastfeeding 7 weeks after returning to work."
The new collection includes pieces that integrate into the existing wardrobes of working moms and make it easy for them to continue nursing and pumping at work, as well as on the road.
“If I can minimize the challenge of pumping, or nursing, at work through well-tailored designs that enable quick and discreet access to breasts -- and it helps new mothers to breastfeed that much longer -- then I’ve accomplished my goal. It’s really much larger than the clothes – it’s about empowering women to succeed at both career and motherhood,” Harris said.
The models on the HadleyStilwell website are real working mothers. The website also provides breastfeeding and pumping resources and tips for working moms.
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Via PRWeb: HadleyStillwell introduces new clothing line for breastfeeding mothers
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