On-the-job moms: work and breastfeeding initiation and duration for a sample of low-income women

RT Kimbro - Maternal and child health journal, 2006 - Springer
Objectives: As both employed and breastfeeding mothers increase, more women are facing
the decision of whether and how to combine the behaviors. This paper examines three …

Does returning to work after childbirth affect breastfeeding practices?

P Chatterji, KD Frick - Review of Economics of the Household, 2005 - Springer
This study examines the effect of the timing and intensity of returning to work after childbirth
on the probability of initiating breastfeeding and the number of weeks of breastfeeding. Data …

Balancing work and family: effect of employment characteristics on breastfeeding

C Ogbuanu, S Glover, J Probst… - Journal of Human …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This article describes an investigation of the effect of postpartum employment and
occupational type on breastfeeding initiation and duration. Data were from the Early …

The effect of employment status on breastfeeding in the United States

AS Ryan, W Zhou, MB Arensberg - Women's Health Issues, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In the United States, more new mothers are part of the work force than ever
before. This trend has implications for many child-rearing practices, including breastfeeding …

The differential effects of full-time and part-time work status on breastfeeding

B Mandal, BE Roe, SB Fein - Health Policy, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Return to work is associated with diminished breastfeeding. Although more
mothers breastfeed after returning to work compared to a decade ago, research has not …

Factors associated with breastfeeding duration and exclusivity in mothers returning to paid employment postpartum

DL Bai, DYT Fong, M Tarrant - Maternal and child health journal, 2015 - Springer
Mothers who are employed postpartum are less likely to continue breastfeeding than
mothers who are not formally employed. However, as postpartum employment is …

Juggling work and breastfeeding: effects of maternity leave and occupational characteristics

S Guendelman, JL Kosa, M Pearl, S Graham… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES. Juggling breastfeeding and paid work can challenge breastfeeding success.
We examined the relationship between breastfeeding and maternity leave before and after …

Determinants of breastfeeding initiation and cessation among employed mothers: a prospective cohort study

RK Dagher, PM McGovern, JD Schold… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background The US continues to have one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in the
industrialized world. Studies have shown that full-time employment and early return to work …

Maternal employment and the initiation of breastfeeding

S Noble, ALSPAC Study Team - Acta Paediatrica, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines whether planning to be employed postpartum has an effect on initiation
of breastfeeding. Data were collected from questionnaires completed by mothers who were …

Maternal employment and breast‐feeding initiation: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Study

SS Hawkins, LJ Griffiths, C Dezateux… - Paediatric and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal employment rates have increased rapidly in recent years and little is known about
how this influences whether women start breast feeding. We examined data from the …