Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth W.Wilunda, CalistusJackson, Debra2021-10-112021-10-112021Kimani-Murage, E. W. et al. (2021). Effect of a baby-friendly workplace support intervention on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17(4), e13191. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.131911740-8709https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13191http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6887Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first 6 months of life is crucial for optimizing child growth, development and survival, as well as the mother's wellbeing. Mother's employment may hinder optimal breastfeeding, especially in the first 6 months. We assessed the effectiveness of a baby-friendly workplace support intervention on EBF in Kenya. This pre-post intervention study was conducted between 2016 and 2018 on an agricultural farm in Kericho County. The intervention targeted pregnant/ breastfeeding women residing on the farm and consisted of workplace support policies and programme interventions including providing breastfeeding flexi-time and breaks for breastfeeding mothers; day-care centres (crèches) for babies near the workplace and lactation centres with facilities for breast milk expression and storage at the crèches; creating awareness on available workplace support for breastfeeding policies; and home-based nutritional counselling for pregnant and breastfeeding women. EBF was measured through 24-h recall.enBaby-friendly workplaceBreastfeedingInfant feeding behaviourMother-friendly workplaceChild growthKenyaArticle