Chalmers B, Ransome O J, Herman A
School of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
Psychol Rep. 1990 Dec;67(3 Pt 2):1123-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1990.67.3f.1123.
The influence of a wide variety of factors on infants' feeding patterns has frequently been reported. Of growing interest is the role played by economic issues in determining the duration of breast feeding. The present study describes the attitudes toward, beliefs about, and practices in relation to working while breast feeding amongst 220 'Coloured' (of mixed ethnic origin) women. Breast feeding rates are initially high but drop rapidly about the time mothers return to work. Approximately two-thirds of the women studied returned to work in the post partum period. Most report that breast feeding and working are incompatible.
多种因素对婴儿喂养模式的影响已屡有报道。经济问题在决定母乳喂养时长方面所起的作用正日益受到关注。本研究描述了220名“有色人种”（具有混合种族血统）女性在母乳喂养期间工作的态度、看法及做法。母乳喂养率起初较高，但在母亲们重返工作岗位前后迅速下降。约三分之二接受研究的女性在产后阶段重返工作岗位。大多数人表示母乳喂养和工作难以兼顾。
