title: Working & breastfeeding: a contemporary workplace dilemma.
abstract: The benefits of breastfeeding are well known and widely documented. What we are only beginning to understand is the significant impact of returning to work on the experience of breastfeeding. This article describes workplace issues, discusses current literature and examines the range of influences that impact on women's decisions about working and breastfeeding.
authors.affiliation: jenjam@hotkey.net.au
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology*; D003657:Decision Making; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D012944:Social Support; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace