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Working mothers' breastfeeding experience: a phenomenology qualitative approach.

Rita Surianee AhmadSulaiman ZNik Hazlina Nik HussainNorhayati Mohd Noor
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
Maintaining breastfeeding after return to work is challenging for working mothers and majority of them need support to continue breastfeeding practice. Support from their spouses and families' influences working mothers' decision to breastfeed. Employers play a role in providing a support system and facilities in the workplace for mothers to express and store breast milk. Both internal and external support are essential for mothers to overcome challenges in order to achieve success in breastfeeding.
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