Maternity leave length and workplace policies' impact on the sustainment of breastfeeding: global perspectives

LM Steurer - Public Health Nursing, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Breastfeeding is a global initiative of the World Health Organization and the US
domestic health agenda, Healthy People 2020; both recommend exclusive breastfeeding …

Maternity management in SMEs: A transdisciplinary review and research agenda

B Stumbitz, S Lewis, J Rouse - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides a transdisciplinary critical review of the literature on maternity
management in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), embedded within the wider …

Environmental and behavioural exposure pathways associated with diarrhoea and enteric pathogen detection in 5-month-old, periurban Kenyan infants: a cross …

KK Baker, JAO Mumma, S Simiyu, D Sewell, K Tsai… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to test whether household environmental hygiene and
behavioural conditions moderated associations between diarrhoea and enteric pathogen …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding in rural Pakistan: a qualitative exploratory study

A Riaz, S Bhamani, S Ahmed, F Umrani… - International …, 2022 - Springer
Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) of children until six months of age is considered
one of the most critical interventions in tackling childhood undernutrition. EBF rates are …

Enablers and barriers of exclusive breastfeeding among employed women in low and lower middle-income countries

K Gebrekidan, E Fooladi, V Plummer, H Hall - Sexual & reproductive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective This systematic review and narrative synthesis aims to explore the specific
facilitators and barriers of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among employed mothers in low …

The experiences of breastfeeding mothers returning to work as hospital nurses in Pakistan: A qualitative study

S Riaz, L Condon - Women and Birth, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Pakistan has a higher infant mortality rate than countries with comparable
economies, with around half of all under-5 deaths occurring in the first month of life …

Attitudes and experiences of employed women when combining exclusive breastfeeding and work: A qualitative study among office workers in Northern Ethiopia

K Gebrekidan, V Plummer, E Fooladi… - Maternal & Child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence from different countries shows that the level of support given to mothers who return
to paid employment can significantly determine the duration of exclusive breastfeeding …

Women's and employers' experiences and views of combining breastfeeding with a return to paid employment: a systematic review of qualitative studies

YS Chang, L Harger, S Beake… - Journal of midwifery & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Returning to paid employment is one of the reasons women stop breastfeeding
earlier than they planned to. This systematic review aimed to provide insight into the …

[HTML][HTML] Employers' perspective of workplace breastfeeding support in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study

JA Soomro, ZN Shaikh, TB Saheer… - International breastfeeding …, 2016 - Springer
Background Breastfeeding is considered to be an important measure to achieve optimum
health outcomes for children, women's return to work has frequently been found to be a main …

Employee lactation: A review and recommendations for research, practice, and policy

CL Thomas, LD Murphy, MJ Mills, J Zhang… - Human Resource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent social justice movements call for an increased focus on workplace diversity, equity,
and inclusion. Given the large proportion of working mothers who return to work after having …