Haider R, Begum S
J Hum Lact. 1995 Dec;11(4):273-7. doi: 10.1177/089033449501100413.
Early infant feeding practices and facilities available for supporting breastfeeding in workplaces in Dhaka, Bangladesh were studied through interviews with working women (n = 238) with children younger than 30 months of age. Of the women interviewed, 20 percent were aware of the benefits of, and had exclusively breastfed in the first month, 13 percent in the second month, and two percent in the fifth month of employment. The median age of starting complementary feeds was 41 days (range, 1-210) preparatory to resuming work. Total duration of breastfeeding was significantly shorter in mothers who had started these feeds before 41 days of age as compared to those who started later (mean +/- SD) 275 +/- 216 days versus 361 +/- 223 days (p = 0.003). Ninety-nine percent of the mothers were unaware of their maternity entitlements, and only 20 percent had taken breaks for breastfeeding, those breaks being treated as "unofficial." Working women should be informed through health personnel and communication media, about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding and about maternity entitlements. Provision of facilities to support breastfeeding in the workplace must also be encouraged so that maternal employment does not hamper breastfeeding.
通过对238名有30个月以下子女的职业女性进行访谈，研究了孟加拉国达卡职场中早期婴儿喂养做法以及支持母乳喂养的现有设施。在接受访谈的女性中，20%了解母乳喂养的益处，且在就业的第一个月进行了纯母乳喂养，第二个月为13%，第五个月为2%。开始添加辅食的中位年龄为41天（范围1 - 210天），准备恢复工作。与41天之后开始添加辅食的母亲相比，在41天之前开始添加辅食的母亲的母乳喂养总时长显著更短（均值±标准差），分别为275±216天和361±223天（p = 0.003）。99%的母亲不知道她们的产假权利，只有20%的人休过母乳喂养假，这些假期被视为“非官方”假期。应通过卫生人员和传播媒介告知职业女性纯母乳喂养的益处以及产假权利。还必须鼓励在工作场所提供支持母乳喂养的设施，以使母亲就业不会妨碍母乳喂养。
