Identifying Barriers and Supports to Breastfeeding in the Workplace Experienced by Nothers in the New Hampshire Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Utilizing the Total Worker Health Framework

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• Alternative Title:
  Using Total Worker Health to Advance Worker Health and Safety [2020]: Identifying Barriers and Supports to Breastfeeding in the Workplace Experienced by Nothers in the New Hampshire Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Utilizing the Total Worker Health Framework
• Personal Author:
  Armenti, Karla ; Henning, Margaret ; Lauer, Eric A. ; Sirois, Lissa
• Description:
  Variations in the barriers and contributors to breastfeeding across industries have not been well characterized for vulnerable populations such as mothers participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Our study used the Total Worker Health Framework to characterize workplace factors acting as barriers and/or contributors to breastfeeding among women participating in the New Hampshire WIC. Surveys were collected from WIC mothers (n = 682), which asked about employment, industry, and workplace accommodation and supports related to breastfeeding in the workplace. We found workplace policy factors supporting breastfeeding (i.e., having paid maternity leave, other maternity leave, and a breastfeeding policy) varied by industry. Women in specific service-oriented industries (i.e., accommodation and retail) reported the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation and workplace supports for breastfeeding and pumping. Further, how a woman hoped to feed and having a private pumping space at work were significantly associated with industry, breastfeeding initiation, and breastfeeding duration. A substantial portion of women reported being not sure about their workplace environment, policies, and culture related to breastfeeding. Additional studies with larger sample sizes of women participating in WIC are needed to further characterize the barriers to breastfeeding associated with specific industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Breastfeeding Health Promotion Industry Occupational Health Surveillance Policy Total Worker Health TWH Work Culture Work Environment Workplace Accommodations Work Policy

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• ISBN:
  9783039219926
• Publisher:
  MDPI
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Name as Subject:
  Total Worker Health
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  18 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061336
• Citation:
  Using Total Worker Health to advance worker health and safety. Rohlman DS, Kelly KM, eds. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI, 2020 Sep; :175-191
• Contact Point Address:
  Eric A. Lauer, Institute on Disability, New Hampshire Occupational Health Surveillance Program, University of New Hampshire, College of Health and Human Services, Durham, NH 03824, USA
• Email:
  eric.lauer@unh.edu
• Editor(s):
  Rohlman, Diane S. ; Kelly, Kevin M.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of New Hampshire, Durham
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Using Total Worker Health to advance worker health and safety
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ccb60cc378cdf137b3846209973f40e7a94f473dd4fa749e7af660bedaea4a08e4978b6b5f83d971cd9678b10a0737e5350ff9413000647b612a110a8f304b99
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/182947/cdc_182947_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 381.75 KB ]