Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Breastfeeding environment and experiences at the workplace among health workers in the Upper East Region of Ghana
Originally published 2023-06-14 · International Breastfeeding Journal
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s13006-023-00565-1 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Documents incomplete support environments and the improvised ways workers cope, asking institutions to remove burdens that parents should not have to solve alone.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
What workarounds are parents using because our support is incomplete?
Documents incomplete support environments and the improvised ways workers cope, asking institutions to remove burdens that parents should not have to solve alone.
Study context
39 health facilities and their management representatives in Ghana’s Upper East Region, with health-worker experience data.
Age / stage: Adult breastfeeding health workers.
Read with three questions
- Which components of a complete support environment were missing?
- How did workers cope with absent space, breaks and coworker support?
- What did managers know about the need for an institutional policy?
Keep the limits in view
Selected facilities and descriptive mixed-methods evidence cannot establish national prevalence or the effect of a specific improvement on feeding or work outcomes.
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Clement Kubreziga Kubuga; Juliana Tindana (2023). Breastfeeding environment and experiences at the workplace among health workers in the Upper East Region of Ghana International Breastfeeding Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-023-00565-1
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