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abstract: 'Objectives: This study examines access to workplace accommodations for
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breastfeeding, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, and its
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associations with breastfeeding initiation and duration. We hypothesize
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that women with access to reasonable break time and private space to
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express breast milk would be more likely to breastfeed exclusively at 6
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months and to continue breastfeeding for a longer duration.
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Methods: Data are from Listening to Mothers III, a national survey of
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women ages 18 to 45 who gave birth in 2011 and 2012. The study
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population included women who were employed full or part time at the
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time of survey. Using two-way tabulation, logistic regression, and
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survival analysis, we characterized women with access to breastfeeding
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accommodations and assessed the associations between these
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accommodations and breastfeeding outcomes.
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Results: Only 40\% of women had access to both break time and private
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space. Women with both adequate break time and private space were 2.3
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times (95\% CI, 1.03-4.95) as likely to be breastfeeding exclusively at
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6 months and 1.5 times (95\% CI, 1.08-2.06) as likely to continue
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breastfeeding exclusively with each passing month compared with women
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without access to these accommodations.
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Conclusions: Employed women face unique barriers to breastfeeding and
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have lower rates of breastfeeding initiation and shorter durations,
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despite compelling evidence of associated health benefits. Expanded
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access to workplace accommodations for breastfeeding will likely entail
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collaborative efforts between public health agencies, employers,
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insurers, and clinicians to ensure effective workplace policies and
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improved breastfeeding outcomes. Copyright (C) 2016 by the Jacobs
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Institute of Women''s Health. Published by Elsevier Inc.'
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affiliation: 'Kozhimannil, KB (Corresponding Author), Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth,
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Div Hlth Policy \& Management, 420 Delaware St SE,MMC 729, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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USA.
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Kozhimannil, Katy B.; Jou, Judy, Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Hlth Policy
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\& Management, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA.
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Gjerdingen, Dwenda K., Univ Minnesota, Sch Med, Dept Family Med \& Community Hlth,
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Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA.
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McGovern, Patricia M., Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Environm Hlth Sci, Minneapolis,
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MN 55455 USA.'
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author: Kozhimannil, Katy B. and Jou, Judy and Gjerdingen, Dwenda K. and McGovern,
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Patricia M.
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author-email: kbk@umn.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Kozhimannil
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given: Katy B.
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- family: Jou
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given: Judy
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- family: Gjerdingen
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given: Dwenda K.
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- family: McGovern
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given: Patricia M.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2015.08.002
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eissn: 1878-4321
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files: []
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issn: 1049-3867
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journal: WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES
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keywords-plus: 'UNITED-STATES; WORK STATUS; INITIATION; EMPLOYMENT; DURATION; WOMEN;
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EMPLOYERS; FAMILY; IMPACT; TIME'
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language: English
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month: JAN-FEB
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '39'
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orcid-numbers: Jou, Judy/0000-0003-2446-1744
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pages: 6-13
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papis_id: 148c950fe524d8a299df70b12ba29cbf
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ref: Kozhimannil2016accessworkplace
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times-cited: '77'
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title: Access to Workplace Accommodations to Support Breastfeeding after Passage of
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the Affordable Care Act
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000368262500014
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '24'
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volume: '26'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Women's Studies
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year: '2016'
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