Abstract:
This study was to find out whether the presence or the absence of social support for breastfeeding working mothers
who return to work after maternity leave does have any significant effect on their level of satisfaction and also their
commitment to their jobs. Three categories of social support were looked at: spousal and family members support,
colleagues support at the workplace and support from care givers (house helps). A self administered questionnaire
was given to 300 breastfeeding working mothers in Accra, Ghana. This group of mothers had their age range from
24-41 years with the mean age of 37.2 years and standard deviation of 8.8. The hypotheses were tested using Chi
Square. The findings of the study revealed that breastfeeding working mothers who had support from their spouse
and other family members appeared to be satisfied and committed to their jobs. Those who had support from other
colleagues at the workplace reported to be satisfied with their jobs but not committed to their jobs. However, the
group of mothers who were getting their child care support from care givers (house helps) appeared less committed
to their jobs
