Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Two cohort studies reported that return to maternal employment was negatively associated
with breastfeeding duration
An association between maternal employment and breastfeeding outcome was not
consistently found across all studies with approximately one third finding no association.
However, in those studies reporting an association the majority reported a negative
association between intention to work or return to paid employment and both breastfeeding
initiation and duration.
Paid maternity leave is an important social advance but has not been investigated in this
review. Strategies to continue breastfeeding after returning to work are included in the
brochure from Dept of Health documents (Breastfeeding Strategy)
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