Factors Affecting the Behavior and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Physician Mothers

Ersen, Gamze; Koçyiğit, İsmail; Ağadayı, Ezgi; Alsancak, Aybüke Demir; Şengezer, Tijen; Özkara, Adem

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“…There was no difference between the FPs and FHPs in terms of having available time or a suitable environment to pump breast milk at work. In a study by Ersen et al, 10 the rate of physicians from other branches to find a suitable environment for pumping milk at workplace was found to be 42%, which was lower than our findings.…”

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“…3 However, it is unfortunate that problems related to taking breastfeeding leave was among the first three reasons for weaning. Similarly, as a result of the study conducted by Ersen et al 10 with Turkish physician mothers, the most common reasons for weaning were associated with workplace conditions preventing the use of breastfeeding leave rights. In a study by Akbayram evaluating pediatric healthcare professionals, the most common reason for weaning was the mother working.…”

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“…19 In two different studies conducted with Turkish physician mothers, the total duration of breastfeeding was found to be 14 months and 16 months, respectively. 10,20 In a study evaluating FPs in Canada, 53% of the participants breastfed for 6 months exclusively, and among them, 39% breastfed for ≥12 months. 21 In another study conducted with international participants, 41% of the mothers reached their 6-month exclusive breastfeeding goal and 55%…”

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“…The rate of supportive attitude from coworkers to breastfeeding was lower compared to the literature studies conducted with healthcare professionals. 10,13,25 The low rate of coworker support for breastfeeding mothers in family medicine, which is the cornerstone of breastfeeding support for society, is an important finding that needs to be further examined. Sattari et al 13 determined that the physician mothers receiving coworker support had a longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding.…”

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“…8 Working mothers experience various problems in breastfeeding their babies, including early return to work, night shifts, unsuitable environment for pumping breast milk at work, and using breastfeeding leave rights. 9,10 These problems may affect the breastfeeding durations of working mothers. 11,12 Studies have shown that doctors and nurses cannot breastfeed their children at a desired frequency due to their heavy workload.…”

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Background: To determine the frequency of breastfeeding of mothers working in primary care, the differences between different employment groups, and the effective factors. Methods: This descriptive research study was conducted with a self-report online survey design. The snowball sampling method was used for the sample selection, and 151 family physicians and 126 family health professionals were included in the study during the research period (June 2019-December 2019). A 35-item survey was used to collect data. The response rate was 44.9% (49.5% family physicians/40.3% family health professionals). Results:The mean duration of exclusive breastfeeding was 3.9 ± 2.0 months, and the mean duration of total breastfeeding was 16.7 ± 8.5 months. There was no significant difference between the family physicians and family health professionals in terms of exclusive breastfeeding (P = .580) and total breastfeeding (P = .325) durations. The most common reasons for weaning were reduced milk supply (25.6%) and How to cite this article: Agadayi E, Nemmezi Karaca S, Ersen G, et al. Breastfeeding frequency of primary healthcare professionals and effective factors. Int J Clin Pract.

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Return to work after parental leave: Breastfeeding and other challenges

Howell

2022

Emerg Medicine Australasia

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Emergency medicine is a challenging, fun, exhausting and often allconsuming profession. Parenting babies and small children has many similarities, with both sharing a proclivity to sap energy, disrupt sleep, dysregulate circadian rhythms and involve noisy, often tearful chaos and getting covered in others' bodily fluids. This can become overwhelming, particularly when exacerbated by fulfilling the requirements of ACEM training. Add in an unexpected life event such as illness or divorce, and it can feel almost impossible to feel confident in returning to work and progressing a career while meeting parenting responsibilities. However, as this paper will demonstrate, there is much that workplaces can do to support trainees while they navigate the joys and stresses of this dual role of doctor and new parent, in particular assisting those trainees who wish to breastfeed after they return to work.

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Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan

Tsai

2022

Int Breastfeed J

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Background Although breastfeeding-friendly workplaces are provided to promote an employed mother’s breastfeeding intention, few studies have explored breastfeeding intentions and behavior after a mother returns to work on a shift work or non-shift work schedule. To explore the impact of breastfeeding-friendly support on the intention of working mothers with different work schedules to continue breastfeeding, we conducted a survey at a female labor-intensive electronics manufacturer in Taiwan from August 2011 to April 2012. Methods Female workers who met the inclusion criteria (maternity leave between January 2009 and January 2011) were invited to participate in the survey. A structured questionnaire survey was administered to 715 working mothers employed at an electronics manufacturing plant in Tainan Science Park in Southern Taiwan. The questionnaire content included female employee demographic characteristics, employment characteristics, continued breastfeeding behavior after returning to work, access to lactation rooms, and employee perception of the breastfeeding policy and support when raising their most recently born child. Results A total of 715 employed mothers’ data were collected. Of the shift workers, 90.1% breastfed during maternity leave, but the breastfeeding rates after returning to work decreased to 21.5% for one to six months and 17.9% for more than six months. Of the non-shift workers, 87.6% breastfed during maternity leave and the breastfeeding rates after returning to work were 24.1% for one to six months and 34.6% for more than six months. Using a lactation room and taking advantage of breast-pumping breaks were significant factors for continuing to breastfeed one to six months after returning to work and more than six months after returning to work among shift workers and non-shift workers. In addition, among non-shift workers, a higher education level of the mother (odds ratio (OR) = 9.57) and partner support (OR = 4.89) had positive effects toward a mother continuing breastfeeding for more than six months after returning to work. Conclusions Workplaces or employers should provide more support to encourage employed mothers to take advantage of the breastfeeding room and breast-pumping breaks, enhance the frequency of the usage of lactation rooms, and increase the rate of continued breastfeeding.

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Factors Affecting the Behavior and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Physician Mothers

Cited by 9 publications

References 14 publications

Breastfeeding frequency of primary healthcare professionals and effective factors

Breastfeeding frequency of primary healthcare professionals and effective factors

Return to work after parental leave: Breastfeeding and other challenges

Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan

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