Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Breastfeeding after return to work: An Australian national workplace survey
Originally published 2023-04-04 · Maternal & Child Nutrition
Wiley · DOI 10.1111/mcn.13516 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Connects suitable space, autonomy, a return plan and confidence to speak up with mothers’ own feeding goals, making supportive care responsive to individual choice.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
Can a parent ask for what they need without feeling they are causing a problem?
Connects suitable space, autonomy, a return plan and confidence to speak up with mothers’ own feeding goals, making supportive care responsive to individual choice.
Study context
Australian employed mothers across multiple work sectors reporting breastfeeding after return.
Age / stage: Adult mothers after maternity leave.
Read with three questions
- How did workday autonomy and confidence in rights vary by sector?
- Which factors were associated with milk-supply confidence and meeting personal goals?
- Why is confidence not equivalent to objectively measured milk supply or proof of a policy effect?
Keep the limits in view
Online self-selected responses and cross-sectional predictors cannot establish causality or represent every sector equally; personal feeding goals and circumstances vary.
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Elaine Burns; Emma Elcombe; Heather Pierce; Sky Hugman; Susanne Gannon (2023). Breastfeeding after return to work: An Australian national workplace survey Maternal & Child Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13516
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