The case in summary: • Maiken Blom Snersrud, a nursing student and mother of two, is not allowed to breastfeed her baby during the internship period, which has caused strong reactions. • Student leader Amalie Fadler Opdal believes that breastfeeding during practice should result in a valid absence and wants to raise the matter on behalf of all students in the same situation. • In practice, students must complete the planned hours in accordance with EU directives, and it is the learning outcome, not the number of hours, that is assessed. • KrF deputy chairperson, Ida Lindtveit Røse, expresses her support for Maiken and believes that the system must be changed to better facilitate students with young children. • OsloMet is concerned that the learning outcomes may be too small if students are given breastfeeding leave and do not have to make up the lessons. • Maiken has chosen not to postpone the practice, but is determined to cope with both breastfeeding and education. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. – For me, this is yet another case that shows how the system is not set up for you to be able to have children and be a student in a good way, says KrF deputy leader, Ida Lindtveit Røse. The case that upsets the deputy leader is the story of the 26-year-old mother of two, Maiken Blom Snersrud from Lier, who is in practice as a nursing student this autumn. Ida Lindtveit Røse from KrF believes the Center Party has the power to make better arrangements for young students with small children. Photo: Anders Fehn At home she has a baby that she is still breastfeeding. She is not given time off from the practice to breastfeed, but arrangements are made for it. This is time she must make up to get the practice approved. news has received several inquiries after the case was published. Maiken’s Instagram was also flooded with inquiries when she wrote about the case on her story. She was clearly not alone in the “breastfeeding challenge”. Thinks it must be organized in a better way Lindtveit Røse in KrF believes the situation is deeply unfair to young mothers, and understands well that it is not always easy to catch up on practical lessons in the evening when, as in Maiken’s case, you have two young children at home. – Both studies and practice should be arranged in a better way for women and men who have young children, Lindtveit Røse believes. Maiken is breastfeeding little Jacob at home in the cozy living room in Lier. The student mother will soon go into practice. Photo: Christine Breivik Øen / news She expects the Center Party to do something about the system now that they are in government. – After all, this type of process helps to both make motivation lower and that more people may end up even dropping out of the course. It is the opposite of what we want, says Lindtveit Røse and adds: – We want everyone to be able to have children at different ages, even when you are a student. And that you must be well prepared for that, also when you are in practice. Taking up the matter with the Minister of Education The Labor Party and the Center Party are in power in the Ministry of Education. But none of the ministers, neither Kari Nessa Nordtun (Ap) nor Oddmund Hoel (Sp), will comment. They refer to the Center Party’s Marit Knutsdatter Strand, who represents Oppland in the Storting. – We must constantly stand up for the rights to combine young children’s life with studies, so here we must never give up until we reach the finish line. People must see that it is possible both to have small children and to have ambitions for education and career, she says. And cheers for ladies like Maiken. Marit Knutsdatter Strand (Sp) believes we need more people like Maiken, who both give birth to children and take higher education. Photo: Private – Doesn’t the Center Party have real power to manage this now? – I will take it up with the Minister of Research and Higher Education, replies Knutsdatter Strand. She believes we need more women who both give birth to children and who take higher education. This is breastfeeding leave An employee who is breastfeeding has the right to time off from work to breastfeed their child. Up to one hour of the time the employee needs for breastfeeding is given with full pay as long as the child is under one year old. In order to receive paid breastfeeding leave, the employee’s working day must be seven hours or more. This includes natural unpaid breaks such as lunch. It is the employee’s need for breastfeeding leave that is used as the basis for how much and at what time during the working day they take breastfeeding leave. The employer cannot control when the employee takes time off and justify this with regard to operations at the workplace. If maternity leave leads to problems or inconvenience for the employer, it is the employer’s responsibility to resolve this. Source: Norwegian Labor Inspection Authority Wants the same rights as employees – Breastfeeding a baby while in practice should give valid absence. That’s what Amalie Fadler Opdal says, who is the top leader for almost 23,000 students at the metropolitan university, Oslo Met. She will raise the matter with Maiken on behalf of all students who are in the same situation. She would like students in Maiken’s situation to have the same rights to breastfeeding leave as regular employees. But it is not that simple. As a student in practice, you must complete the lessons that are planned, in accordance with EU directives. Amalie Fadler Opdal leads the student parliament at Oslo Met. Photo: OsloMet The Student Parliament believes that it is not the number of hours that indicates whether the student gets a good learning outcome in practice. The students are assessed, through both mid-term assessment and final assessment. This shows whether the learning outcomes are good enough, and not the number of hours. Fears that there will be little time for learning Oslo Met is afraid that there may be too little time for learning if the students are given breastfeeding leave, and do not have to make up the lessons. – Therefore, hours in practice cannot be reduced even if the student has a reasoned absence, whether it concerns breastfeeding or, for example, illness, says Ingrid Ruud Knutsen. She is head of department at the Department of Nursing and Health Promotion. Ingrid Ruud Knutsen at Oslo Met will make arrangements for breastfeeding students, but the number of hours must be made up in order for the learning outcome to be fulfilled. Photo: Sonja Balci, OsloMet – We work with the internship sites to make it easier for students who want to breastfeed their baby, for example by arranging shorter days. As we assess these matters, the number of hours in practice must still be taken back in order for the education to be approved. Oslo Met suggested that Maiken should postpone the practice, but that is out of the question for her. Now she wants to finish so that she can apply for jobs. And Maiken himself is determined to manage both; breastfeeding and education. Published 27/09/2024, at 11.25
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