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Pediatricians Attitudes Toward Maternal Employment and Substitute Child Care

Authors: SARA HENDRICKS SINAL MD, ANNE HERNDON PhD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In 1979 more than 54% of women with children less than 18 years old were in the labor force. The purpose of this study was to study the attitudes of pediatricians toward maternal employment and substitute child care arrangements. To survey their attitudes toward maternal employment and substitute child care, we sent a questionnaire to 476 North Carolina pediatricians. The response rate was 50%. On the issue of maternal employment the attitudes were 46% favorable, 35% neutral, and 19% unfavorable. Corresponding attitudes for substitute child care were 53%, 30%, and 17%.

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