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Maternal employment characteristics as a structural social determinant of breastfeeding after return to work in the European Region: a scoping review
Originally published 2024-05-28 · International Breastfeeding Journal
BMC · DOI 10.1186/s13006-024-00643-y ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Treats occupation, contract conditions, time control and workplace culture as structural supports, recognizing that care is unequally accessible across jobs.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Kindness
Which employees have real control over the time and conditions needed for care?
Treats occupation, contract conditions, time control and workplace culture as structural supports, recognizing that care is unequally accessible across jobs.
Study context
13 studies from Spain, France, the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands published in 2013–2023.
Age / stage: Mothers of healthy children continuing breastfeeding after work return.
Read with three questions
- How did employment type and manual versus non-manual work enter the evidence?
- Which measures and follow-up windows differed across studies?
- Who was absent because the review included only mothers who continued breastfeeding after return?
Keep the limits in view
The small heterogeneous evidence base and inclusion of continuing breastfeeders limit causal and equity conclusions; reported supports do not guarantee outcomes for every employee.
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Pauline Brugaillères; Séverine Deguen; Sandrine Lioret; Sahar Haidar; Corinne Delamaire; Emilie Counil; Stéphanie Vandentorren (2024). Maternal employment characteristics as a structural social determinant of breastfeeding after return to work in the European Region: a scoping review International Breastfeeding Journal. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-024-00643-y
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