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This study aims to explore nurses' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding and milk expression after returning to work postpartum.

Impact of Returning to Work on Nurses’ Breastfeeding and Milk Expression Experiences: A Qualitative Study

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Qualitative study explores nurses' perceptions of breastfeeding challenges and workplace support after returning to work.

This study aims to explore nurses' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding and milk expression after returning to work postpartum.
Qualitative descriptive phenomenological approach applied.
Data collected from 13 nurses in a public hospital in Türkiye through semi-structured interviews.
Thematic analysis used to analyze interview transcripts until data saturation.
Five themes identified: maintaining breastfeeding, thoughts about expressing milk at work, experiences of milk expression, evaluation of lactation environment, and nurses' expectations.
Challenges include limited expression time, lack of privacy, inadequate lactation spaces, and insufficient support.
Supportive colleagues and accessible lactation facilities facilitated continued breastfeeding.

Karataş et al. (2026) studied this question.

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