Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Faber, Mieke"
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Access to maternity protection and potential implications for breastfeeding practices of domestic workers in the western cape of South Africa
Pereira-Kotze, Catherine; Faber, Mieke; Kannemeyer, Luke (MDPI, 2023)Access to comprehensive maternity protection could contribute to improved breastfeeding practices for working women. Domestic workers are a vulnerable group. This study aimed to explore perceptions of and accessibility ... -
Correction: Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000 (international breastfeeding journal, (2023), 18, 1, (9), 10.1186/s13006-023-00542-8)
Pereira-Kotze, Catherine; Feeley, Alison; Doherty, Tanya; Faber, Mieke (BioMed Central Ltd, 2023)Background: Following publication of the original article [1], it came to the authors' attention that the references and citations from reference 25 onwards were incorrectly numbered: (the former) reference 25 had no ... -
Legislation and policies for the right to maternity protection in South Africa: A fragmented state of affairs
Pereira-Kotze, Catherine; Malherbe, Kitty; Faber, Mieke (SAGE Publications, 2022)Maternity protection rights incorporate comprehensive benefits that should be available to pregnant or breastfeeding working women.To describe South Africa’s maternity protection legal and policy landscape and compare it ... -
Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000
Pereira-Kotze, Catherine; Feeley, Alison; Doherty, Tanya; Faber, Mieke (BMC, 2023)Background Recommended breastfeeding practices contribute to improved health of infants, young children, and mothers. Access to comprehensive maternity protection would enable working women to breastfeed for longer. Women ... -
Maternity protection for female non‑standard workers in South Africa: The case of domestic workers
Pereira‑Kotze, Catherine; Doherty, Tanya; Faber, Mieke (BMC, 2022)Many women work in positions of non-standard employment, with limited legal and social protec‑ tion. Access to comprehensive maternity protection for all working women could ensure that all women and children can access ...