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- Title
Facilitating Working Mothers’ Ability to Breastfeed: Global Trends in Guaranteeing Breastfeeding Breaks at Work, 1995-2014.
- Authors
Atabay, Efe; Moreno, Gonzalo; Nandi, Arijit; Kranz, Gabriella; Vincent, Ilona; Assi, Tina-Marie; Vaughan Winfrey, Elise Marie; Earle, Alison; Raub, Amy; Heymann, S. Jody
- Abstract
The article presents a study which intends to assess the trends concerning the share of countries guaranteeing breastfeeding breaks in the workplace and paid maternal leaves based on the recommended duration for exclusive breastfeeding. Reviewed were the legislation and secondary source data for 193 United Nations member states. Results indicate that the number of countries guaranteeing breastfeeding breaks is at modest is critical in increasing breastfeeding rate among women in the labor force.
- Subjects
EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities -- Law &; legislation; BREASTFEEDING promotion; PARENTAL leave; RESEARCH funding; UNITED Nations; WAGES; WORKING mothers; WORLD health; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Journal of Human Lactation, 2015, Vol 31, Issue 1, p81
- ISSN
0890-3344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0890334414554806