Altamimi Eyad, Al Nsour Reem, Al Dalaen Duaa, Almajali Neyaf
1 Mutah University, Alkarak, Jordan.
2 Specialty Hospital, Amman-Jordan.
Workplace Health Saf. 2017 May;65(5):210-218. doi: 10.1177/2165079916665395. Epub 2016 Oct 28.
Breast milk is the ideal food for human infants, with benefits to mothers and babies. However, working mothers are more likely to choose not to breastfeed or to interrupt breastfeeding prematurely. This study assessed breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes among working mothers in South Jordan. Four hundred cross-sectional, self-administered Arabic surveys were distributed to working mothers at their workplaces. In addition to measuring mothers' knowledge of and attitudes toward breastfeeding, barriers that prevented continuing breastfeeding beyond 6 months were also explored. Three hundred forty-four (80%) completed questionnaires were returned. The breastfeeding initiation rate was 72.4%, but only 20.9% were exclusively breastfeeding by 6 months. The participants showed satisfactory knowledge about breastfeeding and had positive attitudes toward breastfeeding. Most of the women who initiated breastfeeding reported ending breastfeeding prematurely. Approximately 30% of the mothers attributed premature cessation of breastfeeding to work. The results of this study could be useful for health care providers and policy makers when planning effective breastfeeding promotion programs and creating breastfeeding-friendly workplaces.
母乳是人类婴儿的理想食物，对母亲和婴儿都有益处。然而，职业母亲更有可能选择不进行母乳喂养或过早中断母乳喂养。本研究评估了约旦南部职业母亲的母乳喂养知识和态度。向职业母亲在其工作场所发放了400份横断面、自我填写的阿拉伯语调查问卷。除了测量母亲对母乳喂养的知识和态度外，还探讨了阻碍母乳喂养持续超过6个月的因素。共收回344份（80%）完成的问卷。母乳喂养开始率为72.4%，但到6个月时只有20.9%的人纯母乳喂养。参与者对母乳喂养表现出令人满意的知识，并对母乳喂养持积极态度。大多数开始母乳喂养的女性报告过早停止母乳喂养。约30%的母亲将过早停止母乳喂养归因于工作。本研究结果对于医疗保健提供者和政策制定者在规划有效的母乳喂养促进项目和创建支持母乳喂养的工作场所时可能会有所帮助。
