Publication: Maternal return to paid work and breastfeeding practices in Bangkok, Thailand
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2015-01-01
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10105395
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Mahidol University
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. Vol.27, No.2 (2015), NP1253-NP1262
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Tomomi Aikawa, Patcharanee Pavadhgul, Rewadee Chongsuwat, Siraporn Sawasdivorn, Chaweewon Boonshuyar Maternal return to paid work and breastfeeding practices in Bangkok, Thailand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. Vol.27, No.2 (2015), NP1253-NP1262. doi:10.1177/1010539511419647 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/36823
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Maternal return to paid work and breastfeeding practices in Bangkok, Thailand
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© 2011 APJPH. This study explored the association between mothers' work-related factors and breastfeeding practices in Bangkok, Thailand. Data were collected from 84 working mothers with a child aged 6 to 24 months who visited the breastfeeding mobile clinic at a nursery goods exhibition. Thai interviewers collected data using a structured questionnaire. Analysis of the data showed that exclusive breastfeeding for 3 months was 78.6%, and for 6 months it was 38.1%. Mothers who returned to work 3 months or more after giving birth exclusively breastfed more than the mothers who returned to work in less than 3 months (crude odds ratio [OR] = 4.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.39-13.05; adjusted OR = 4.15, 95% CI = 1.15-14.95). Moreover, mothers who worked at self-employed or family-owned businesses and some mothers working at private companies showed tendencies of returning to work in less than 3 months. Results suggest that longer maternity leave would help extend the duration of exclusive breastfeeding. In addition, the improvement of a breastfeeding supportive environment in the workplace would be valuable and may be an effective means to improve breastfeeding practices and infant health.