Breastfeeding works: the role of employers in supporting women who wish to breastfeed and work in four organizations in England

An important factor influencing duration of breastfeeding is mother's employment status. The main aim of this study was to determine the experience and views of employees (n = 46) in four large public sector organizations concerning breastfeeding support at work. Participants were recruited if they were employed by one of four public service employers and if they were planning to go on maternity leave in the next 6 months, on maternity leave or within 6 months of return from maternity leave. They completed a questionnaire anonymously. Almost 80% of women wanted to continue breastfeeding after returning to work. However, 90% of all respondents were not aware of any employer policy nor offered any information concerning support to enable breastfeeding after returning to work, despite two organizations having a range of maternity- and breastfeeding-related policies in development and some facilities in place. Almost 90% of respondents stated the employers should do more to support breastfeeding. This should include providing pregnant staff with information about breastfeeding support that they should expect and could therefore plan to use, including access to facilities to express and to store breast milk, to enable them to work flexible hours and to take rest breaks during working hours. Recommendations are made for employers.     

新生儿中药应用剂量的验证性后续研究

目的 研究近期新生儿中药应用剂量的进展,并验证1986年报告的研究成果。方法收集自1981～1999年国内各种医学期刊杂志及全国性中医、中西医结合儿科学术会议的相关文献资料,查到其中100多篇临床论文报道中应用中药汤剂治疗新生儿疾病的成功经验,经过统计学分析研究,整理出反映这20年中我国新生儿临床用药的新生儿中药应用剂量表。结果本次统计的新生儿中药常用量约为2～7g,较上次统计的1～6g 1日剂量有所提高。新生儿中药常用量一般可用到成人常用量的1/5以上到半量;新生儿中药常用量的上限值,绝大多数(80%以上)可达到或超过成人常用量的下限值。结论本次研究的结果与1986年报告的研究结论接近。这两次的研究结果,反映了建国后50年中我国新生儿中药应用剂量的变迁情况。可供临床实际应用参考。