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Employee perception of breastfeeding-friendly support and benefits of breastfeeding as a predictor of intention to use breast-pumping breaks after returning to work among employed mothers.
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- Employers' perceptions of breastfeeding practice of employed mothers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- How do breastfeeding workplace interventions work?: a realist review.International journal for equity in health · 2021Review
- Breastfeeding Support Rooms and Their Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals: A Qualitative Study.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Ecological factors affecting Infant at Work policies and programs in university settings.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
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- Challenges and Supports of Breastfeeding at Workplace in Indonesia.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2018Review
- Workplace Breastfeeding Support and Breastfeeding Practices among Healthcare Professionals.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough increasing numbers of large companies are complying with demands for a breastfeeding-friendly workplace by providing lactation rooms and breast-pumping breaks, the effectiveness for intention to use breast-pumping breaks to express breast milk among employed mothers is uncertain. To explore the impact of employees' perceived breastfeeding support from the workplace and the benefits of breastfeeding on a woman's intention to use breast-pumping breaks after returning to work, we conducted a survey at a female labor-intensive electronics manufacturer in Taiwan. SUBJECTS AND
methodsA structured questionnaire survey was administered to 715 working mothers employed in an electronics manufacturing plant in Tainan Science Park in Southern Taiwan. Questionnaire content included female employee demographics, employment characteristics, and breastfeeding behavior after returning to work, as well as employees' perception of breastfeeding-friendly support and awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding when raising their most recently born child.
resultsHigher education (odds ratio [OR] 2.33), non-clean room worksite (OR 1.51), awareness of breast-pumping breaks (OR 4.70), encouragement by colleagues to use breast-pumping breaks (OR 1.76), and greater awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding (OR 1.08) were significant predictors of the use of breast-pumping breaks after returning to work, whereas the perception of inefficiency when using breast-pumping breaks reduced an employed mother's intention to use breast-pumping breaks (OR 0.55).
conclusionsThis study finds an association between an appreciation of the benefits provided by the employer and the likelihood of increased usage of breastfeeding breaks. Workplaces and employers can help employed mothers to understand the benefits of breastfeeding, which may increase the intention of the mother to take breast-pumping breaks after returning to work.
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