Barriers and facilitators for breastfeeding among working women in the United States

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-20

  Johnston, Marina L ^a,c   Esposito, Noreen ^b  

^a Cannon Air Force Base   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Employment; Lactation; Women; Working mother; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTAL LEAVE; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34047194673     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2006.00109.x     Document Type: Review

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