STRATEGIES FOR MAKING EMPLOYMENT more compatible with breastfeeding have so far
focused on workplace accommodations. While this is important, a far more effective …

Aims and objectives. To describe the perceptions of breastfeeding in low‐income pregnant
women to understand their needs better as they plan to return to work or school …

Aim: To investigate the effect of maternal postnatal employment on breastfeeding duration in
Australia in the first 6 months after birth. Method: Secondary data analysis of the infant data …

Background: Research continues to demonstrate that formula feeding is associated with
numerous long-term negative outcomes for a mother and her infant. However, many women …

This study explored the association between mothers' work-related factors and
breastfeeding practices in Bangkok, Thailand. Data were collected from 84 working mothers …

Introduction Although benefits of breastfeeding for infants, women, and society are well
established, breastfeeding rates in the United States remain below the Healthy People 2020 …

Background: Breastfeeding offers the best nutrition during the first months of life. Scholars
have identified a dose-response association between breastfeeding duration and reduced …

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended in the first 6 months of life, especially
for infants born to women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Yet, women …

A prospective survey of maternal employment and breast-feeding initiation and duration was
conducted among 668 Black and 511 White women who delivered their first child in …

In 2005, Scotland became the first nation to make breastfeeding in public a legal right, but
current breastfeeding targets and maternity leave allowance do not acknowledge the …