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Employer Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding in the Workplace

Catherine B. Bridges, RNC, MSN

Seminole County, GA.

Deborah I. Frank, ARNP, PhD

Florida State University School of Nursing.

John Curtin, MS

A descriptive, exploratory study of 69 male and female employers was done in a small rural community to determine their attitudes toward breastfeeding or expressing milk in the workplace. Business variables, such as experience working with women who have breastfed and knowledge of other businesses who have employed breastfeeding women, appeared to be better predictors of a positive level of support toward breastfeeding in the workplace than personal attributes, such as age, education level, and personal history with a spouse or friend who breastfed. The health care provider needs to become instrumental in promoting breastfeeding in the workplace by focusing on the positive effects on the business and providing employers with successful examples of workplace breastfeeding programs.

Key Words: employer • attitudes • breastfeeding • workplace • working mothers

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 13, No. 3, 215-219 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/089033449701300310
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