Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
J Hum Lact. 2011 May;27(2):138-46. doi: 10.1177/0890334410391908. Epub 2011 Mar 9.
Managers' attitudes influence female employees' perceptions of workplace breastfeeding support. Five focus groups were conducted with managers in the state of Michigan (N = 25) to assess their attitudes toward supporting breastfeeding. All focus group discussions were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed for themes. Participants supported efforts by managers and companies to assist breastfeeding employees, but the extent of accommodations they supported varied. Most participants reported no company breastfeeding policy or were unaware of their company having one and showed mixed attitudes about needing a policy. Participants acknowledged the potential for lower productivity and coworker jealousy toward time for breastfeeding or expressing milk but believed that benefits of support included employee recruitment and retention. Participants demonstrated some understanding of breastfeeding benefits. They identified barriers and facilitators for breastfeeding support at both the organizational and individual levels. Results of this study will be used for instrument development to measure managers' attitudes toward supporting breastfeeding.
管理者的态度影响女性员工对工作场所母乳喂养支持的看法。在密歇根州对管理者进行了 5 个焦点小组（N=25），以评估他们对支持母乳喂养的态度。所有的焦点小组讨论都进行了录音、逐字记录，并对主题进行了分析。参与者支持管理者和公司为帮助母乳喂养的员工所做的努力，但他们支持的便利措施的程度有所不同。大多数参与者表示没有公司的母乳喂养政策，或者不知道自己的公司有这样的政策，对是否需要政策的态度也不一致。参与者承认母乳喂养可能会降低生产力和同事对哺乳或挤奶时间的嫉妒，但他们认为支持母乳喂养的好处包括员工的招聘和保留。参与者对母乳喂养的好处有一定的了解。他们确定了组织和个人层面支持母乳喂养的障碍和促进因素。本研究的结果将用于开发测量管理者支持母乳喂养态度的工具。
