Journal of Global Research in Public Health
Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): June

Workplace Support For Breastfeeding Mothers In Indonesia : A Scooping Review

Hirza Rahmita (Midwifery Depertement, STIKes Al Insyirah, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Nurhidaya Fitria (Midwifery Depertement, STIKes Al Insyirah, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Rizka Mardiya (Midwifery Depertement, STIKes Al Insyirah, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jun 2023

Abstract

The previous research mentioned that returning to work is one of the most common reasons mothers stop breastfeeding. Globally, about 51% of women are involved in the workforce, compared to 82% of men. Attempts to continue breastfeeding at work encounters several difficulties. Workplace support is an effort to increase the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding for working mothers. This scoping review used Arksey and O’Malley framerowk which consisted of 5 stages such as identifying research question, identifying relevant articles, selecting the articles, making data chart and arrange them, summarizing and reporting the research result. Using web covidence application for selecting 183 relevant articles until 11 articles left to be reviewed. This scooping review results mapped three themes such as dimension of workplace support, breastfeeding problems in workplace, and factors that influence the success of exclusive breastfeeding. Working mothers who continue to breastfeed after returning to work need the support of their workplace to ensure the provision of health facilities and the protection and dissemination the rights of breastfeeding working mothers.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JGRPH

Publisher

Subject

Education Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing

Description

Journal of Global Research in Public Health (JGRPH) is an open access journal (e-journal) which publishes the scientific works for nurse practitioners and researchers. The focus and scopes of the journal include Education in health, Nursing area, Nutrition, Public health, Midwifery and ...