Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000

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dc.contributor.authorPereira-Kotze, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorFeeley, Alison
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Tanya
dc.contributor.authorFaber, Mieke
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-06T08:34:31Z
dc.date.available2023-02-06T08:34:31Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBackground Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer. Women working in positions of non-standard employment are particularly vulnerable to not accessing maternity protection entitlements. The objective of this scoping review was to determine the current research conducted on maternity protection available and accessible to non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and any potential implications for breastfeeding practices. Methods Nine databases were searched using search terms related to maternity protection, non-standard employment, and breastfeeding. Documents in English published between January 2000 and May 2021 were included. The approach recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute was used to select sources, extract, and present data. The types of participants included in the research were female non-standard workers of child-bearing age. The core concept examined by the scoping review was the availability and access to comprehensive maternity protection entitlements of pregnant and breastfeeding women. Research from low-and-middle-income countries was included. The types of evidence sources were limited to primary research. Results Seventeen articles were included for data extraction mainly from research conducted in Africa and Asia. Research on maternity protection for non-standard workers mostly focused on childcare. Components of maternity protection are inconsistently available and often inaccessible to women working in non-standard employment. Inaccessibility of maternity protection was described to disrupt breastfeeding both directly and indirectly, but certain characteristics of non-standard work were found to be supportive of breastfeeding. Conclusions Published information on maternity protection for non-standard workers is limited. However, the available information indicates that non-standard workers have inadequate and inconsistent access to maternity protectionen_US
dc.identifier.citationPereira-Kotze, C. et al. (2023). Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: A scoping review of research since 2000. International Breastfeeding Journal, 18(1) doi:10.1186/s13006-023-00542-8en_US
dc.identifier.issnhttps//doi.org:/10.1186/s13006-023-00542-8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8354
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectNon-standard worken_US
dc.subjectMaternity protectionen_US
dc.subjectLow-and-middle-income countriesen_US
dc.subjectBreastfeedingen_US
dc.titleMaternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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