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van Dellen et al.
International Breastfeeding Journal
(2022) 17:57
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-022-00499-0
Open Access
RESEARCH
Effects of lactation room quality on working
mothers’ feelings and thoughts related
to breastfeeding and work: a randomized
controlled trial and a field experiment
Sjoukje A. van Dellen1,2* , Barbara Wisse1 and Mark P. Mobach2,3
Abstract
Background: The challenging combination of breastfeeding and work is one of the main reasons for early breastfeeding cessation. Although the availability of a lactation room (defined as a private space designated for milk expression or breastfeeding) is important in enabling the combination of breastfeeding and work, little is known about the
effects of lactation room quality on mothers’ feelings and thoughts related to breastfeeding and work. We hypothesized that a high-quality lactation room (designed using the Theory of Supportive Design) would cause mothers
to experience less stress, have more positive thoughts about milk expression at work, perceive more organizational
support, and report more subjective well-being, than a low-quality lactation room.
Methods: In an online randomized controlled trial (Study 1), Dutch mothers (N = 267) were shown either a highquality or a low-quality lactation room (using pictures and descriptions for the manipulation) and were then asked
about their feelings and thoughts. In a subsequent field experiment (Study 2) we modified the lactations rooms in a
large organization in Groningen, the Netherlands, to manipulate lactation room quality, and asked mothers (N = 61)
who used either a high-quality or low-quality lactation room to fill out surveys to assess the dependent variables.
Results: The online study showed that mothers exposed to the high-quality lactation room anticipated less stress,
more positive cognitions about milk expression at work, more perceived organizational support, and more subjective
well-being than mothers exposed to the low-quality lactation room (p
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