The purpose of this study was to create and establish the validity of a short questionnaire to
measure mothers' perceived support for breastfeeding from the workplace. The items in the
workplace breastfeeding support scale (WBSS) were derived from a literature review. The
scale was self-administered in central Indiana during the fall of 2005 to a convenience
sample of 66 volunteers who were primiparous, 6 to 12 months postpartum, worked outside
home, and had initiated breastfeeding prior to the survey. Internal consistency (α) and split�…