The Role of Workplace Characteristics in Breastfeeding Practices

The present analyses were undertaken to understand the role of workplace characteristics in the breastfeeding practices of working women. The effects of the perception of the availability of employer-sponsored child care, the perception of the availability of a flexible schedule, hours worked at hom...

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Published in:Women & health 2008-01, Vol.47 (2), p.87-111
Main Author: Jacknowitz, Alison
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Breast Feeding
Breast Feeding - psychology
Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Child care
Corporate culture
Employment
Employment - psychology
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Care - organization & administration
Infant Care - statistics & numerical data
Infant Welfare - statistics & numerical data
Infant, Newborn
Maternal and infant welfare
maternal employment
Mothers
Occupational Roles
Perceptions
Prevalence
Salaries and Fringe Benefits - statistics & numerical data
Social Support
Surveys
United States - epidemiology
Women, Working - psychology
Women, Working - statistics & numerical data
Working mothers
Working Women
Workplace - organization & administration
Workplace - psychology
workplace characteristics
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Summary:The present analyses were undertaken to understand the role of workplace characteristics in the breastfeeding practices of working women. The effects of the perception of the availability of employer-sponsored child care, the perception of the availability of a flexible schedule, hours worked at home, and worked a fixed schedule on breastfeeding outcomes were estimated using a sample of 1,506 births from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 and the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979. The availability of employer-sponsored child care increased the likelihood of breastfeeding six months after birth by 47 percent. In addition, working an additional eight hours at home per week, at the mean, increased the probability of breastfeeding initiation by 8 percent and breastfeeding six months after birth by 16.8 percent. Workplace characteristics show promise as an effective way to increase breastfeeding rates among working women.
ISSN:0363-0242
1541-0331
DOI:10.1080/03630240802092357