title: Attitudes toward breastfeeding working mothers.
abstract: This investigation assesses attitudes towards breastfeeding working mothers, employees' knowledge of their legal rights and employees' views of the new amendment of Law 427 in Puerto Rico. The sample consists of 36 men and 64 women (N = 101) employed in different institutions of the San Juan metropolitan area. Participants completed the Attitude Scale toward working breastfeeding mothers. The scale's consistency is substantiated by an item-total reliability coefficient yielding r (92) = .70, p < .05. Results show that employed Puerto Ricans may support breastfeeding working mothers. However, many individuals are not aware of the laws that protect a breastfeeding working mother and how extracting milk may help productivity instead of impairing it.
authors: Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico. cardalda@albizu.edu
authors: Elsa B
authors: EB
authors: Cardalda
authors: Susana E
authors: SE
authors: Miranda
authors: Melanie
authors: M
authors: Pérez
authors: Elizabeth M
authors: EM
authors: Sierra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000266:history; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014931:Women, Working / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*