Impact of Key Workplace Breastfeeding Support Characteristics on Job Satisfaction, Breastfeeding Duration, and Exclusive Breastfeeding Among Health Care Employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 416-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria C. Scott ◽  
Yhenneko J. Taylor ◽  
Cecily Basquin ◽  
Kailas Venkitsubramanian
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Health Care Employees

Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration to Six Months: A Literature Review of Factors and Barriers from 2010 to 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Thafar S. Al-Safar ◽  
Reem H. Khamis ◽  
Sabah R. H. Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
World Health ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Preterm Baby ◽  
Care Givers

Background: In the form of mothers’ talent, the most imperative food for infants is human milk. Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended by World Health Organization during the first six months of life with well-established benefits to the mother and child.Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a midwifery and physician as health care-givers to prolong breastfeeding.Methods: Studies published between 2010 and 2020 were reviewed. An online literature search was carried out between January and July 2020; articles were gathered from Maternity and Infant Care, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, Google and Cochrane Database of systematic reviews as well as from references in published research and reviews. The search plan included the following keywords: breastfeeding, exclusive, initiation, factors, preterm, kangaroo care, education, partner, intention, social support, confidence, self-efficacy and extending the duration of paid maternity leave.Results: Adjustable factors and barriers that influence women’s exclusive breastfeeding duration to six months are breastfeeding intention, breastfeeding self-efficacy, maternal age, maternal occupation, parent's educational level, social-economic status, insufficient milk supply, infant health problems, preterm baby, parity, mode of delivery and other related factors.Conclusion: Based on the currently available information, there are many adjustable factors and barriers that are associated with exclusive breastfeeding duration to six months such as the woman’s breast feeding intention, breast feeding self-efficacy and social support.Recommendations: Enlightenment campaign about exclusive breastfeeding benefits should be done to pregnant women. Breastfeeding counseling from midwives and health care givers to pregnant women during antenatal care should be centered on solving problems associated with BF.

scholarly journals Predicting Breastfeeding Duration Related to Maternal Attitudes in a Taiwanese Sample

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 188-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Ju Ho ◽  
Jacqueline M. McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Milk Supply ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Feeding Method ◽  
Maternal Attitudes ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes ◽  
Insufficient Milk

The purpose of this study was to examine maternal attitudes and sociodemographic variables associated with Taiwanese mothers’ continuation of breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum. A sample of 140 in-hospital breastfeeding mothers was recruited in Taiwan. Participants completed the Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale (IIFAS) in the hospital prior to discharge. Postdischarge participants were contacted by telephone at 3 and 6 weeks postpartum to obtain information regarding their feeding method and duration. Findings revealed that in-hospital maternal breastfeeding attitudes are predictive of breastfeeding duration. Insufficient milk supply was the reason most often given for discontinuing breastfeeding. Women’s husband/partner was found to be the main source of breastfeeding support. We recommend health-care professionals add the IIFAS to their assessment to identify mothers at high risk for discontinuing breastfeeding and to develop and better evaluate breastfeeding promotion programs.

scholarly journals The Potential Importance of Social Capital and Job Crafting for Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction among Health-Care Employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Jutengren ◽  
Ellen Jaldestad ◽  
Lotta Dellve ◽  
Andrea Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Turnover Rates ◽  
Health Care Employees ◽  
Over Time

(1) Background: Both employees and organizations benefit from a work environment characterized by work engagement and job satisfaction. This study examines the influence of work-group social capital on individuals’ work engagement, job satisfaction, and job crafting. In addition, the mediating effect of job crafting between social capital on the one side and job satisfaction and work engagement on the other side was analyzed. (2) Methods: This study used data from 250 health-care employees in Sweden who had completed a questionnaire at two time points (six to eight months apart). Analyses of separate cross-lagged panel designs were conducted using structural regression modeling with manifest variables. (3) Results: Social capital was predictive of both job satisfaction and work engagement over time. The results also indicated that higher degrees of social capital was predictive of more cognitive and relational, but not task-related job crafting over time. There was no clear evidence for a mediating effect of job crafting for social capital to work engagement or job satisfaction. (4) Conclusion: It would be beneficial for the health-care sector to consider setting up the organizations to promote social capital within work groups. Individual workers would gain in well-being and the organization is likely to gain in efficiency and lower turnover rates.

scholarly journals Association between Breastfeeding Duration and Long-Term Midwifery-Led Support and Psychosocial Support: Outcomes from a Greek Non-Randomized Controlled Perinatal Health Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1988
Author(s):  
Maria Dagla ◽  
Irina Mrvoljak-Theodoropoulou ◽  
Marilena Vogiatzoglou ◽  
Anastasia Giamalidou ◽  
Eleni Tsolaridou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Intervention ◽  
Perinatal Health ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background: This study investigates if a non-randomized controlled perinatal health intervention which offers (a) long-term midwife-led breastfeeding support and (b) psychosocial support of women, is associated with the initiation, exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding. Methods: A sample of 1080 women who attended a 12-month intervention before and after childbirth, during a five-year period (January 2014–January 2019) in a primary mental health care setting in Greece, was examined. Multiple analyses of variance and logistic regression analysis were conducted. Results: The vast majority of women (96.3%) initiated either exclusive breastfeeding (only breast milk) (70.7%) or any breastfeeding (with or without formula or other type of food/drink) (25.6%). At the end of the 6th month postpartum, almost half of the women (44.3%) breastfed exclusively. A greater (quantitatively) midwifery-led support to mothers seemed to correlate with increased chance of exclusive breastfeeding at the end of the 6th month postpartum (p = 0.034), and with longer any breastfeeding duration (p = 0.015). The absence of pathological mental health symptoms and of need for receiving long-term psychotherapy were associated with the longer duration of any breastfeeding (p = 0.029 and p = 0.013 respectively). Conclusions: Continuous long-term midwife-led education and support, and maternal mental well-being are associated with increased exclusive and any breastfeeding duration.

Coparenting Breastfeeding Support and Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2018 ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Jennifer Abbass-Dick ◽  
Susan B. Stern ◽  
LaRon E. Nelson ◽  
William Watson ◽  
Cindy-Lee Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Large Teaching Hospital

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a coparenting intervention on exclusive breastfeeding among primiparous mothers and fathers. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a large teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada. Couples were randomized to receive either usual care (n = 107) or a coparenting breastfeeding support intervention (n = 107). Follow-up of exclusive breastfeeding and diverse secondary outcomes was conducted at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. RESULTS Significantly more mothers in the intervention group than in the control group continued to breastfeed at 12 weeks postpartum (96.2% vs 87.6%, P = .02). Although proportionately more mothers in the intervention group were exclusively breastfeeding at 6 and 12 weeks, these differences were not significant. Fathers in the intervention group had a significantly greater increase in breastfeeding self-efficacy scores from baseline to 6 weeks postpartum compared with fathers in the control group (P = .03). In addition, significantly more mothers in the intervention group than in the control group reported that their partners provided them with breastfeeding help in the first 6 weeks (71% vs 52%, P = .02) and that they were satisfied with their partners’ involvement with breastfeeding (89% vs 78.1%, P = .04). Mothers in the intervention group were also more satisfied with the breastfeeding information they received (81% vs 62.5%, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS The significant improvements in breastfeeding duration, paternal breastfeeding selfefficacy, and maternal perceptions of paternal involvement and assistance with breastfeeding suggest that a coparenting intervention involving fathers warrants additional investigation.

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction of Nurses Working in ICU during Covid 19 Pandemic Situation at Chennai Private Hospitals

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 308-311
Author(s):  
Dr. J. Krithika
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Health Care Employees ◽  
Single Person

Abstract: The globalized era gave a lot of growing opportunity for health sector interms of growth and employment opportunities. A single person with high job satisfaction holds an uplifting aura towards the job, while a person who is frustrated with occupation holds an adverse mindset about job. The job satisfaction is the key for better performance, productivity, involvement and retention of employees. Measuring the job satisfaction among the health care employees is very importance in this covid 19 pandemic situation especially among nurses working in ICU of covid wards. The sample size of this study is 110 and the major findings reveals that majority of the respondents are satisfied about their job and they felt the training given for them in this period is effective. Keywords: Hospitals, nurses, satisfaction, research, Pandemic situation

Trends in Breastfeeding Practices and Mothers’ Experience in the French Nutrinet-Santé Cohort.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Courtois ◽  
Sandrine Péneau ◽  
Benoît Salavane ◽  
Valentina A Andreeva ◽  
Marie-Françoise Roland-Cachera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
Breastfeeding Support ◽  
The Past ◽  
Breastfeeding Practices ◽  
The World ◽  
Breastfeeding Cessation

Abstract BackgroundDespite the suggested health benefits of breastfeeding for infants and mothers,France has one of the lowest rates regarding breastfeeding initiation and duration in the world. Fewstudies have been performed concerning the extent of breastfeeding practices in France since themiddle of the 20th century, or regarding the mothers’ practices from initiation to cessation. Thepurpose of our study is to determine trends in breastfeeding over the past decades and to examinemothers’ perceptions about factors known to have an impact on breastfeeding support and cessation.Methods29,953 parous women from the French NutriNet-Santé cohort were included in theprsent study. Using web-questionnaires, they were asked retrospectively if they breastfed or nottheir youngest child, and if so, the duration of the exclusive and total breastfeeding. For those whohad breastfed, we investigated their perceptions about support at initiation and during the entirebreastfeeding period and the reasons for breastfeeding cessation. We also asked those who did notbreastfeed about their perceptions on non-breastfeeding their youngest child and the reasons forchoosing to bottle-fed him or her. Analyses were weighted according to the French census data.Results67.3% of mothers in the NutriNet-Santé cohort breastfed their youngest child. Theproportion of breastfed children increased tover the past few decades, from 55.0% (95%CI: 54.3 –55.6) in the 1970s to 82.9% (82.4 – 83.4) in the 2010s. Mean total breastfeeding duration was 4.7months (4.5 – 5.0) while exclusive breastfeeding duration was 2.8 months (2.7 – 2.9). Mothers feltsupported at initiation and over the breastfeeding period. 59.5% of mothers reported a desire to havebreastfed more than 2 months longer. Mothers who did not breastfeed did it by choice (64.3%).They did not feel guilty (78.2%) and did not perceive a problem not to breastfeed (58.8%), butalmost half of them would have liked to breastfeed (45.9%).ConclusionBreastfeeding duration has increased in the past decades but did not reach the publichealth recommendations threshold. Other targets than mothers have to be considered, like the fatherand her environment, to increase breastfeeding practices.Trial RegistrationThe study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03335644).

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