Table 2 Comparison of peer encouragement and employed mother’s perceived feeling using breast-pumping breaks between working mothers with and without shift work
From: Shift-work and breastfeeding for women returning to work in a manufacturing workplace in Taiwan
Variables | Total (%) | Shift work (%) | Non-shift work (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Using breast-pumping breaks | ||||
  Colleagues encourage me to use breast-pumping breaks | 76.64 | 75.15 | 79.95 | 0.37 |
  Supervisor encourages me to use breast-pumping breaks | 59.44 | 59.28 | 59.84 | 0.93 |
  Environmental health nurses encourage me to use breast-pumping breaks | 66.60 | 64.37 | 68.50 | 0.24 |
  Partner/husband encourages me to use breast-pumping breaks | 80.55 | 79.94 | 81.10 | 0.69 |
  A feeling of embarrassment using breast-pumping breaks | 32.45 | 32.03 | 32.80 | 0.82 |
  A feeling of two breast-pumping breaks can reduce a working mother’s work efficiency | 51.05 | 56.28 | 49.60 | 0.01 |
  A feeling that taking 2 breast-pumping breaks will influence a supervisor’s evaluation of performance | 45.17 | 48.50 | 43.30 | 0.09 |