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Female Employees' Perception of Breastfeeding Support in the Workplace, Public Universities in Spain: A Multicentric Comparative Study.

ABSTRACT: Despite scientific recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age and complementary breastfeeding to 2 years of age, breastfeeding abandonment rates increase with time, and one of the main reasons is that women go back to work. To analyze the perception of support of breastfeeding workers to continue breastfeeding at two Spanish universities, and associated factors. A multicenter retrospective cross-sectional comparative study conducted in a population of 777 female workers at the Universidad de Sevilla (US) and the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Spain using an online questionnaire. The response rate was 38.74% (n = 301). Of all the participants, 57.8% continued breastfeeding after returning to work. The factors associated with continuing breastfeeding for longer were the university having a breastfeeding support policy and special accommodation (p < 0.001); participating in breastfeeding support groups (p < 0.001); intending to continue breastfeeding after returning to work (p < 0.001); knowing the occupational legislation in force (p = 0.009); having a female supervisor (p = 0.04). Breastfeeding support initiatives and having special accommodation to pump and preserve breast milk after returning to work are associated with a longer duration of female workers' breastfeeding.

SUBMITTER: Cervera-Gasch A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Female Employees' Perception of Breastfeeding Support in the Workplace, Public Universities in Spain: A Multicentric Comparative Study.

Cervera-Gasch Águeda Á Mena-Tudela Desirée D Leon-Larios Fatima F Felip-Galvan Neus N Rochdi-Lahniche Soukaina S Andreu-Pejó Laura L González-Chordá Víctor Manuel VM

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200902 17

<h4>Background</h4>Despite scientific recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age and complementary breastfeeding to 2 years of age, breastfeeding abandonment rates increase with time, and one of the main reasons is that women go back to work.<h4>Aim</h4>To analyze the perception of support of breastfeeding workers to continue breastfeeding at two Spanish universities, and associated factors.<h4>Methods</h4>A multicenter retrospective cross-sectional comparative study condu ...[more]

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Female Employees' Perception of Breastfeeding Support in the Workplace, Public Universities in Spain: A Multicentric Comparative Study.

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Female Employees' Perception of Breastfeeding Support in the Workplace, Public Universities in Spain: A Multicentric Comparative Study.

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