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

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 …

This article describes an investigation of the effect of postpartum employment and
occupational type on breastfeeding initiation and duration. Data were from the Early …

It is well established within the scholarship on work and the family that many women
experience difficulty juggling work and family responsibilities. Challenges to breastfeeding …

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 …

Mothers who are employed postpartum are less likely to continue breastfeeding than
mothers who are not formally employed. However, as postpartum employment is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Objective We aimed to determine whether the association between time off work and a near-
exclusive breastfeeding trajectory is moderated by perceived employer support for …