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Table 2 Support for breastfeeding student-mothers, N = 30

From: Institutional support for breastfeeding in Ghana: a case study of University of Education, Winneba

Main category

Subcategories

University support for breastfeeding

Breastfeeding policy, lactation rooms/onsite crèches

Environmental hazards, mothers’ preferences

Reasons for combing academic work and childcare

Ageing, fear of losing admission

Pressure to meet social expectation

Challenges of combining childcare with academic work

Conflicting responsibility, compromised child safety, divided attention, stress

Mechanisms for coping with childcare and academic work

Effective time management

Support from peers, academic counselors, relatives and spouses.

Use of crèches

  1. Constructed by authors using field data. Analyzed using content analysis