‘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
Abstract 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...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09917-6 |