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‘I decided to go back to work so I can afford to buy her formula’: a longitudinal mixed-methods study to explore how women in informal work balance the competing demands of infant feeding and working to provide for their family

BACKGROUND: In South Africa almost 2 million women work informally. Informal work is characterised by poor job security, low earnings, and unsafe working conditions, with high rates of poverty and food insecurity. The peripartum period is a vulnerable time for many working women. This study explored...

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Autores principales: Luthuli, Silondile, Haskins, Lyn, Mapumulo, Sphindile, Rollins, Nigel, Horwood, Christiane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7709310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33267866
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09917-6