| Perspectives of Managers Toward Workplace Breastfeeding Support in the State of Michigan. | |
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PMID: 21389313 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Managers' attitudes influence female employees' perceptions of workplace breastfeeding support. Five focus groups were conducted with managers in the state of Michigan (N = 25) to assess their attitudes toward supporting breastfeeding. All focus group discussions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for themes. Participants supported efforts by managers and companies to assist breastfeeding employees, but the extent of accommodations they supported varied. Most participants reported no company breastfeeding policy or were unaware of their company having one and showed mixed attitudes about needing a policy. Participants acknowledged the potential for lower productivity and coworker jealousy toward time for breastfeeding or expressing milk but believed that benefits of support included employee recruitment and retention. Participants demonstrated some understanding of breastfeeding benefits. They identified barriers and facilitators for breastfeeding support at both the organizational and individual levels. Results of this study will be used for instrument development to measure managers' attitudes toward supporting breastfeeding. |
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Tan Chow; Ingrid Smithey Fulmer; Beth H Olson |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-9 |
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Title: Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association Volume: - ISSN: 1552-5732 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8709498 Medline TA: J Hum Lact Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Michigan State University. |
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