Understanding South African mothers' challenges to adhere to exclusive breastfeeding at the workplace: A qualitative study.

Objective: This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the experience of South African working mothers in the adherence to exclusive breastfeeding when returning from maternity leave.

Methods: The data of the study was collected using face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Eight breastfeeding mothers were purposefully selected from two primary health care clinics in Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa.