The Unexpected Reason In-Office Workers Are More Likely to Stick to Breastfeeding Goals

Flexibility seems like the answer for new mothers—until you look at the data.

BY BRUCE CRUMLEY @BRUCEC_INC

Despite adoption of laws and introduction of internal company practices to support professional women breastfeeding their babies, it’s often assumed new mothers have an easier time feeding or pumping for their child while working from home. That’s not often the case. A new study has found that women in on-site jobs tend to breastfeed for the fully recommended six-month period significantly more often than those staying at home.

That counterintuitive insight came from a study recently published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research by Washington........

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