Determinants of health care worker breastfeeding experience and practices and their association with provision of care for breastfeeding mothers: a mixed-methods study from Northern Thailand.
Mary Ellen GilderChanapat PateekhumNan San WaiPrapatsorn MisaPhimthip SanguanwaiJarntrah SappayabanphotNan Eh ThoWichuda WiwattanacharoenNopakoon NantsupawatAhmar HashmiChaisiri AngkurawaranonRose McGreadyPublished in: International breastfeeding journal (2024)
Workplace protections including supportive maternity leave policies and child-friendly spaces can improve breastfeeding outcomes for healthcare workers. These improved outcomes are then passed on to patients who benefit from healthcare workers who are more confident and attentive to breastfeeding problems.