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Research in postpartum care

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the experiences and perspectives of 35 employed mothers two years after return to postpartum employment. Originally the women participated in a larger study of 240 employed, breastfeeding participants who returned to work an average of 10 weeks after birth.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Mary Reid Nichols, PhD, MS, BSN, Family Nursing Department, Frontier Nursing University (retired), Hyden, Kentucky, USA; Nena R. Harris, PhD, Family Nursing, Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, Kentucky, USA

Sigma Membership

Chi Pi

Lead Author Affiliation

Frontier Nursing University, Versailles, Kentucky, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Descriptive/Correlational

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Breastfeeding and Workplace, Maternal Employment, Postpartum Employment

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Two years later: Postpartum return to work

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the experiences and perspectives of 35 employed mothers two years after return to postpartum employment. Originally the women participated in a larger study of 240 employed, breastfeeding participants who returned to work an average of 10 weeks after birth.