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Breastfeeding and Employment: An Assessment of Employer Attitudes

M. Kay Libbus, DrPH, RN

S311 Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211-4120, USA.

Linda F. C. Bullock, PhD, RN

Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri

Both research and anecdotal reports suggest that maternal employment is associated with failure to initiate breastfeeding and early breastfeeding attrition. The objective of this studywas to describe the experience with and attitudes toward breastfeeding of a sample of employers in a small Midwestern city in the United States. Based on an analysis of 85 mail-out questionnaires, we found that less than half of the employers had personal experience with breastfeeding. A large percentage of the sample, however, indicated that they would be willing to facilitate women who wished to breastfeed or express milk in the workplace. However, these employers also stated that they saw little value to their business of supporting breastfeeding in the work environment. Thus, enhancement of breastfeeding opportunity in the work environment may come as a result of public and employer education but, more likely, will require some type of directive from official sources.

Key Words: maternal employment • breastfeeding • working mothers • child health • maternalchild health • employer attitudes • employment policy

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 18, No. 3, 247-251 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/089033440201800306
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