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Working Mothers and Infant Care

Working Mothers and Infant Care Working Mothers and Infant Care A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE by Cecilia R. Roberts, MPH, RN, and Patricia McGovern, PhD, RN meri ca's corporations and legislators are care issues. The work force itself has changed taking an increasing interest in family immensely in the past decade and will continue to A issues such as child care and parental change for many more years. Throughout the leave. This concern is warranted given the cur­ 1980s the number of women entering the work rent trend for mothers of infants to work outside force rose steadily (US Dept. of Labor, 1991). The the home, despite national data suggesting a fastest growing segment of the labor force is limited supply of infant day care arrangements. mothers of children under age 3-up to 53% in Moreover, it appears that the nature of such 1985 from 35% in 1976 (O'Connell, 1987). arrangements may affect the health of the mother In 1990, an estimated 13.3 million preschool­ and the infant. ers will have working mothers; that number is This article addresses trends in employment expected to increase 35% by 1995, when 14.6 for mothers of infants and the nature and costs of million preschoolers will have http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AAOHN Journal SAGE

Working Mothers and Infant Care

Roberts, Cecilia R.; McGovern, Patricia
AAOHN Journal , Volume 41 (11): 6 – Nov 1, 1993
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© 1993 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
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0891-0162
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10.1177/216507999304101105
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Working Mothers and Infant Care A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE by Cecilia R. Roberts, MPH, RN, and Patricia McGovern, PhD, RN meri ca's corporations and legislators are care issues. The work force itself has changed taking an increasing interest in family immensely in the past decade and will continue to A issues such as child care and parental change for many more years. Throughout the leave. This concern is warranted given the cur­ 1980s the number of women entering the work rent trend for mothers of infants to work outside force rose steadily (US Dept. of Labor, 1991). The the home, despite national data suggesting a fastest growing segment of the labor force is limited supply of infant day care arrangements. mothers of children under age 3-up to 53% in Moreover, it appears that the nature of such 1985 from 35% in 1976 (O'Connell, 1987). arrangements may affect the health of the mother In 1990, an estimated 13.3 million preschool­ and the infant. ers will have working mothers; that number is This article addresses trends in employment expected to increase 35% by 1995, when 14.6 for mothers of infants and the nature and costs of million preschoolers will have

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Published: Nov 1, 1993

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