Breastfeeding and return to work at a teaching hospital - 28/09/24

Doi : 10.1016/j.arcped.2024.07.004

Mathilde Bodolec ^a, Moriamo-Bisi Eniafe-Eveillard ^b, Brice Loddé ^b,^c, Sanna Ouedraogo ^b, Laurence Pougnet ^d, Anne Moal ^a, Richard Pougnet ^b,^e,^⁎
^a Ecole de Maïeutique, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 22, av Camille Desmoulins, 29200 Brest, France
^b Service de Santé au Travail du Personnel Hospitalier, 2, av Foch, 29200 Brest, France
^c Optimisation ses système physiologique (ORPHY), EA 4324, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 22, av Camille Desmoulins, 29200 Brest, France
^d Laboratoire Médicale, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées, Clermont-Tonnerre, rue Colonel Fontferrier, 29200 Brest, France
^e Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherches en Sociologie (LABERS), EA 3149, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Victor Segalen, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 3, av Foch, 29200 Brest, France

^⁎Corresponding author at: Centre de Pathologies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement CHU Morvan, 2, av Foch 29200 Brest, France.Centre de Pathologies Professionnelles et de l'Environnement CHU Morvan2, av Foch 29200BrestFrance

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Abstract

In France, return to work represents a break in the continuation of breastfeeding, especially for caregivers. The objective of this study was to describe the breastfeeding practices of hospital workers. From 378 respondents, the prevalence of breastfeeding was found to be 69 % when leaving the maternity ward, 36.5 % when returning to work, and 20.1 % at 6 months. The average duration of breastfeeding was 23.3 weeks. In total, 44 % of breastfeeding women said they stopped breastfeeding because of their work: workload, irregular hours, no breastfeeding room, and fatigue.

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Keywords : Breastfeeding, Return to work, Personnel, Hospital, Public health, Occupational health