scholarly journals Should I stay or should I go? Implications of maternity leave choice for perceptions of working mothers

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 53-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thekla Morgenroth ◽  
Madeline E. Heilman
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave

scholarly journals How do breastfeeding workplace interventions work?: a realist review

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathrin Litwan ◽  
Victoria Tran ◽  
Kate Nyhan ◽  
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Workplace Culture ◽  
Environment Change ◽  
Workplace Interventions ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms

Abstract Background Women are representing an increasing share of the labor force, thus, raising the need to accommodate breastfeeding working mothers at the workplace. While there is an emerging body of evidence supporting the positive influence of workplace lactation programs on breastfeeding outcomes, there is a lack of literature on the mechanisms underlying those interventions. Aims of this realist review were three-fold: to uncover underlying mechanisms, determine who benefits the most from such interventions and important contextual factors influencing uptake. Methods Purposive bibliographic searches on Medline, Web of Science Core Collection, CINAHL, Global Health, LILACS, Global Index Medicus, Business Source Complete, Proquest Dissertations and Theses and Open Access Theses and Dissertations were conducted to identify relevant publications. Included publications (qualitative and quantitative) described interventions aiming to improve the breastfeeding behavior of working mothers, that were initiated by the employer, reported on breastfeeding outcomes and had a clearly defined workplace. Publications only focusing on maternity leave or that were not published in English, Spanish, Portuguese or German were excluded. A realist approach was followed to identify how workplace interventions work, who benefits the most and the important contextual factors. Results The bibliographic search yielded a total of 4985 possible publications of which 37 publications were included in the realist analysis. Effective workplace breastfeeding interventions activate three mechanisms: 1) awareness of the intervention, 2) changes in workplace culture, manager/supervisor support, co-worker support and physical environments, and 3) provision of time. Contextual factors such as the distance between the workplace and the infant and the type of workplace may influence the degree of activation of the underlying mechanisms for programs to positively impact breastfeeding outcomes. Conclusions In order to be effective, workplace breastfeeding interventions need to: raise awareness of the intervention(s) available among working mothers as well as their work environment, change the workplace culture, foster manager/supervisor support and co-workers support, provide enough time and adequate space and facilities for women to breastfeed or express breastmilk during the workday.

scholarly journals Assessment of breastfeeding knowledge and practices among working mothers in the federal capital territory Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian O. Omuemu ◽  
Scott A. Adamu
Keyword(s):  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Morbidity ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding

Background: Inadequate infant feeding practices is a major contributor to the high burden of childhood morbidity and mortality in many countries. Female participation in the labour sector has increased and many of them return to work soon after giving birth posing a significant barrier to breastfeeding. This study assessed the knowledge and practice of breastfeeding among working mothers in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done among 360 working mothers selected by multistage sampling technique. Quantitative and qualitative data were collective using interviewer-administered questionnaire and key informant interview guide, respectively. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Scientific Solutions (SPSS) version 21.0 and significant level was set at p<0.05.Results: Two hundred and seventy-six (76.7%) of the respondents had good knowledge of breast feeding. More than three-quarters (77.2%) initiated breastfeeding within one hour of birth, 201 (55.8%) practiced exclusive breastfeeding correctly and 201 (55.8%) introduced complementary foods on time. Median duration of breastfeeding was 14.6 months. Less than half of them (41.7%) had good overall practice of breastfeeding. Level of education, sector of work, knowledge of breastfeeding and availability of on-site crèche were significantly associated with practice of breastfeeding. Common barriers to breastfeeding included poor spousal support, no paid maternity leave and non-availability of nearby crèches. Most of the organizations observed had a breast feeding policy.Conclusions: This study revealed a gap between the knowledge and practice of adequate breastfeeding among the respondents and identified some perceived barriers to optimal breastfeeding. 

scholarly journals EDUKASI TEKNIK MEMERAH, MENYIMPAN DAN MENYIAPKAN ASI YANG BENAR PADA IBU MENYUSUI YANG BEKERJA DI SMAN I PAGELARAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-72
Author(s):  
Wahyu Widayati Widayati
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Formal Sector ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Duration Of Breastfeeding ◽  
Keywords Education

ABSTRAK Praktik ASI ekslusif masih jauh dari 90% di sebagian besar Negara berkembang, bahkan durasi menyusui sangat pendek dan data dari SDKI menunjukkan masih cakupan ASI ekslusif tahun 2012 di Indonesia baru mencapai 27%. Tingginya angka kegagalan menyusui pada ibu bekerja terjadi setelah selesai cuti bersalin terutama pada ibu menyusui yang bekerja disektor formal karena status kepegawaiannya mengikuti standar aturan hukum yang jelas bagi perkantoran atau perusahaan yang bersangkutan. Seperti pada SMA N 1 Pagelaran dimana terdapat 50% adalah pekerja ibu – ibu baik guru dan staf yang masih berada pada usia produktif dan menyusui. Pengabdian masyarakt ini bertyujuan untuk menuingkatkan pengetahuan ibu - ibu menyususi   yang berkerja di SMA N 1 Pagelaran dengan tehnik demontrasi pemberian edukasi teknik memerah, menyimpan dan menyiapkan ASI yang benar. Hasil dari pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah didapatkan bahwa sebagian besar peserta pengabdian masyarakat meningkat pengetahuannya tentang teknik memerah, menyimpan dan memberikan ASI kepada anaknya.   Kata Kunci : Edukasi Memerah, Menyimpan dan Menyiapkan ASI     ABSTRACT The practice of exclusive breastfeeding is still far from 90% in most developing countries, even the duration of breastfeeding is very short and data from the IDHS show that exclusive breastfeeding in 2012 in Indonesia only reached 27%. The high rate of failure to breastfeed in working mothers occurs after maternity leave, especially for breastfeeding mothers who work in the formal sector because their employment status follows clear legal standards for the office or company concerned. As in SMA N 1 Pagelaran where 50% are working mothers, both teachers and staff who are still at the productive and breastfeeding age. This community service aims to increase the knowledge of breastfeeding mothers who work at SMA N 1 Pagelaran with dem,onstration technique, providing education on  how to express, store and prepare correct breast milk. The result of the implementation of this community service participants have increased their knowledge of techniques for expressing, storing and giving breast milk to their children.   Keywords :Education Expressing, Storing and Preparing Breastmilk

scholarly journals Assessment of Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Working Mothers in Tertiary Institutions (A Case Study of Imo State)

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-149
Author(s):  
Afam-Anene Olivia Chinyere ◽  
Osita-Njoku Agnes ◽  
Ajaegbu Odinaka Okechukwu
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Major Factors

Globally, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding has been recognized as an important public health strategy for reducing infant and child morbidity and mortality. While studies have shown that many newborns in Nigeria are still fed with something other than breast milk despite the numerous health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, there is little information on why the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is low among the educated. This study therefore assessed the practices of exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers in tertiary institutions in Imo State. Mixed research design and multi-stage sampling method were used for this study. For the quantitative data, 912 copies of questionnaire were administered and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while 20 in-depth interviews were conducted for the qualitative data and analyzed using content analysis method. It was found that spouse educational level is positively correlated with practice of exclusive breastfeeding. Short duration of maternity leave and inconvenient working environment were major factors that undermine exclusive breastfeeding practice among working mothers. In conclusion, while exclusive breastfeeding awareness is high, many working mothers do not practice it. Consequently, employers should increase paid maternity leave to minimum of six months and make work environment to be conducive for breastfeeding mothers and their babies.

Wedded to Welfare? Working Mothers and the Welfare State in Communist Poland

Slavic Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Perkowski
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
East European ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Post War ◽  
The Welfare State

Using Poland as example, the article explores the operation of east European communist welfare states, with particular attention paid to benefits offered to working mothers. By exploring a number of diverse sources, I analyze the evolution and the meaning of institutional care and maternity leave in the life of professionally-active women. Studying a variety of factors that shaped the welfare policies of the time, including post-war industrialization, consumption, the demographic panic, and the struggling economy of the twilight years of communism, I attach particular importance to the early 1970s, when Poland saw a particular shift in gender-equality discourse. Welfare benefits played a key role in communists states, serving as a guarantee of equal opportunities or, in the case of mothers, as a tool for potentially facilitating employment. In time, however, they became chiefly tools designed to control the population and female fertility.

scholarly journals Marissa’s Choice: Media Coverage of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-132
Author(s):  
Karen Grandy
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
American Business ◽  
The Media ◽  
Ideal Worker ◽  
Internet Company ◽  
The Ideal

This study examines the American business media’s presentation of the ideal worker/ideal mother conflict, as seen in the 2012-2013 coverage of Marissa Mayer, the then newly appointed, pregnant CEO of the prominent internet company Yahoo. Pregnancy, maternity leave, and childcare are issues that foreground a seemingly unresolvable dilemma for working women who are also mothers: how to meet competing societal pressures to be both an ‘ideal worker’ and an ‘ideal mother’. It might be tempting to dismiss Mayer’s experience as irrelevant to the vast majority of working mothers, given her exalted position and the plethora of options available to her. However, I will argue that the media coverage of Mayer illuminates the double-bind that all working mothers face and the often obscured inequities embedded in the idea of ‘choice’, a neoliberal construct continually invoked in media representations of work and motherhood. 

scholarly journals Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Motivasi Ibu Berhubungan dengan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif pada Ibu Bekerja

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Tri Utami Listyaningrum ◽  
Venny Vidayanti
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Maternity Leave ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
P Value ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Returning To Work ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Analytic Design

<p>One of the most problem related to successful exclusive breastfeeding is returning to work after maternity leave. Work and other factors might influence exclusive breastfeeding. It is still found that working mothers do not breastfeed even though their family and their working environment support them. This research is to find out the correlations between mother’s level of knowledge, mother’s motivation and the exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers in PT. Globalindo Intimates Klaten. This research was a quantitative one with a descriptive analytic design. A total sampling method was used to collect the data from as many as 37 working mothers having six-month-old to two-year-old babies. The data were collected in May 2015. The result is indicate that there was a positive correlation between mother’s knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. The Fisher’s Exact Test with the confidence level of 95% and α 0.05 data analysis indicate that the p-value is 0.022. The result also indicate that indicate that there was a positive correlation between mother’s motivation and exclusive breastfeeding with p-value of 0.003. Conclussion, there was a positive correlation between mother’s knowledge of exclusive breastfeeding and mother’s motivation with practice of exclusive breastfeeding among working mothers in PT. Globalindo Intimates Klaten.</p>

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