The causes of formula use in mothers working in the offices of Khorasan Razavi province in2011
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10.22038/ijn.2012.1159چکیده
Introduction: women's employment is one of the fundamental problems in breastfeeding. Studies have shown that after delivery, amount of milk is equal in the mothers working and non-working. But after several months will be reduced markedly. Methods: In this study, with different departments was done coordination , and interviewed with the 351 mothers that had children under two years old . Then the results were extracted and analyzed Results: about 77.6% children were feed with mother's milk and 22.4% with formula The causes of use of formula in working mothers , respectively include : 42.16% back to work, 31.32% inadequate breast milk, , 6.02% mothers disease, 20.4% other . 87.7% of employed mothers were used from delivery leave for six months and 77.3% from mothers used passing hour for breastfeeding . 47.3% of mothers had facilities for milk pump and any mothers Kindergarten near their place of work. Conclusions: According to the results must: Increased delivery leave, create workplace facilities for women, Nursery established near the workplace , Diminish the responsibility of women during lactation , providing part time or flexible job and encourage mothers to try breastfeeding.