Littman H, Medendorp S V, Goldfarb J
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, OH 44195.
Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1994 Apr;33(4):214-9. doi: 10.1177/000992289403300405.
One hundred fifteen postpartum mothers who were within 24 hours of delivery completed a questionnaire to determine factors which may influence a mother's intention to breastfeed and to evaluate specifically the effect of working outside of the home. In our population of mostly middle-class married and insured women, working outside of the home was not significantly related to the decision to breastfeed (67.9% of working mothers, compared to 67.2% of those who did not plan to work postpartum, planned to at least partially breastfeed). The only factors that significantly related to breastfeeding intention pertained to the father's level of education and to his approval of breastfeeding. Strong approval of breastfeeding by the father was associated with a high incidence of breastfeeding (98.1%), compared to only 26.9% breastfeeding when the father was indifferent to feeding choice (P < 0.001).
115名产后24小时内的母亲完成了一份问卷，以确定可能影响母亲母乳喂养意愿的因素，并特别评估外出工作的影响。在我们这个主要由中产阶级已婚且有保险的女性组成的群体中，外出工作与母乳喂养的决定没有显著关联（67.9%的职业母亲计划至少部分母乳喂养，相比之下，产后不打算工作的母亲中这一比例为67.2%）。与母乳喂养意愿显著相关的唯一因素是父亲的教育水平及其对母乳喂养的认可。父亲对母乳喂养的强烈认可与高母乳喂养率相关（98.1%），而当父亲对喂养选择漠不关心时，母乳喂养率仅为26.9%（P<0.001）。
