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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Main Authors: Amanda R. Cooklin, Heather J. Rowe, Jane R.W. Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-06-01
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