Gilmour Carole, Monk Hilary, Hall Helen
Monash University, Peninsula Campus, VIC.
Breastfeed Rev. 2013 Jul;21(2):23-30.
Working women need to juggle work, child care and family to continue to breastfeed. This qualitative study's aim was to explore women's experiences of returning to work following the birth of their baby. Focus groups were held with women within one multi-campus university, who had commenced breastfeeding at birth and had returned to work or study within 12 months. In addition, educators working with babies in childcare centres on two of the campuses were interviewed. Thematic analysis was employed used Rogoff's (2003) three planes of analysis, the individual, the interpersonal and the cultural-institutional. Three themes, proximity, flexibility, and communication, were identified relating to the factors impacting on women and their choices to breastfeed or wean on returning to work. From a socio-cultural perspective these themes can be understood as situated within the interrelated contexts of workplace, child care and family. Limitations of the study include the small number of participants and recruitment from one university.
职业女性需要兼顾工作、育儿和家庭以继续母乳喂养。这项定性研究的目的是探索女性在产后重返工作岗位的经历。研究人员与一所多校区大学内的女性进行了焦点小组访谈，这些女性在孩子出生后开始母乳喂养，并在12个月内重返工作或学习岗位。此外，还采访了在其中两个校区的儿童保育中心照顾婴儿的教育工作者。采用主题分析法，运用了罗戈夫（2003）的三个分析层面，即个人层面、人际层面和文化制度层面。研究确定了三个主题，即亲近度、灵活性和沟通，这些主题与影响女性及其重返工作岗位时母乳喂养或断奶选择的因素有关。从社会文化角度来看，这些主题可以理解为处于工作场所、儿童保育和家庭的相互关联背景之中。该研究的局限性包括参与者数量较少以及仅从一所大学招募。
