Paid parental leave supports breastfeeding and mother‐infant relationship: a prospective investigation of maternal postpartum employment
Abstract Objective: To investigate the association between the mother‐infant relationship, defined as maternal‐infant emotional attachment, maternal separation anxiety and breastfeeding, and maternal employment status at 10 months following first childbirth. Method: Samples of employed, pregnant wom...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-06-01
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Series: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00846.x |