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 …

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 …

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 …

Background: Postpartum employment is associated with non-initiation and early cessation of
breastfeeding, but less is known about the relationship between prenatal employment and …

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 …

This study sought to determine whether and to what extent maternal employment in the early
postpartum period is associated with the initiation and continuation of breast-feeding in a …

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 …

ObjectiveTo examine the relationship of maternal employment characteristics, day care
arrangements and the type of maternity leave pay to breast-feeding for at least 4 months …

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 …

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 …