Table 1 |
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Index of Breastfeeding Attitudes (IBA)* |
| 1. Formula fed babies are as healthy as babies who receive human milk. |
| 2. Allowing women to breastfeed in the workplace will interfere with productivity. |
| 3. Allowing women to breastfeed in the workplace will decrease the turnover rate. |
| 4. Allowing women to breastfeed in the workplace will decrease absenteeism. |
| 5. Allowing women to breastfeed in the workplace will improve morale of other employees. |
| 6. Allowing women to breastfeed in the workplace will have a negative effect on the
public image of the business. |
| 7. Allowing women to breastfeed in the workplace will positively affect recruitment
ability. |
| 8. If a co-worker wanted to breastfeed her infant or express milk in the workplace,
I would support it. |
| 9. It is my responsibility to support mothers who combine breastfeeding with employment. |
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* Items 1, 2 and 6 scored in reverse. |
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Suyes et al. International Breastfeeding Journal 2008 3:25 doi:10.1186/1746-4358-3-25 |
