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2023年4月15日 · International Breastfeeding Journal 18, Article number: 22 ( 2023 ) Cite this article. 9560 Accesses. 12 Citations. 6 Altmetric. Metrics. Abstract. Background. Improved breastfeeding practices have the potential to save the lives of over 823,000 children under 5 years old globally every year.
- The Unique Woman
- The Sensitive Confirming Process
- Consistency of Ongoing Support
- Individualized Breastfeeding Support Increases Confidence and Satisfaction
Confirmation as a person and as a breastfeeding woman
The women expressed a need for confirmation, because they were unsure about their breastfeeding competence and uncertain whether their breastfeeding was normal. The women expressing this issue mentioned that they felt safer when a health care professional was present during a breastfeeding session. Their self-confidence improved when the health care professionals confirmed a normal breastfeeding: "I was wondering if he was nursing correctly and things like that but she was watching the entire...
Support to women, whether breastfeeding or not
Some women felt that they were inadequate as women in cases when the health professionals did not confirm their ability to breastfeed. The same feeling of failure as a mother emerged when the health care professionals did not listen to or did not try to understand the woman's situation during breastfeeding. One woman felt that the health care professionals did not see her as an individual because of her inability to breastfeed; rather the health care professionals based their support on a wom...
Observation
The midwives stated that it was important for them to observe a breastfeeding session in order to develop adequate individual breastfeeding support. They asked the women to call for them when it was time for breastfeeding: " . . . and then she'll get in touch when the child starts signaling for food. I ask them if I may be present and if it's okay to watch. Now she has the child to her breast and I see right away how the child is laying on the breast, how she holds the child." (MW4); "I menti...
Confirmation, practical and physical support
Women strongly valued the health care professional's assistance during problems with breastfeeding. The women viewed adequate breastfeeding support as including information about breastfeeding timing, nursing techniques, or damaged nipples. They thought that practical breastfeeding support from the health care professionals should be in accordance with the unique needs of each woman: "I rang and hoped they would come. I got help laying her down and they showed me how to hold her, how she shou...
Establish continuity
The women expressed that continuity is important in breastfeeding support. They thought that improved continuity by the health care professionals would establish confidence. Some women expressed insecurity as a result of contact with several different care providers during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding: "Why is it not possible to meet the antenatal midwife at the maternity ward, the one you had established confidence in . . . when you meet a lot of new people it is difficult . . ....
Follow-up
The importance of follow-up and continued breastfeeding support was reported by both women and midwives. Midwives stated that they provide follow-up for women and their breastfeeding, and they considered follow-up to be an important aspect of breastfeeding support. The midwives described follow-up as continually making contact with the woman, which enables observations of any changes in breastfeeding. The midwives are then able to support the woman by addressing problems and encouraging succe...
The womenwanted to be seen as unique individuals by the health professionals, and they also wanted the health care professionals to confirm their breastfeeding as normal or abnormal. If the health professionals responded to the woman's needs, the woman felt that the breastfeeding support was good and was based on her as an individual. If the woman ...
2016年6月18日 · Early or timely initiation of breastfeeding, specifically within 1 h of birth, refers to the best practice recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) [ 4 ]. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that breastfeeding initiation after the first hour of birth doubles the risk of neonatal mortality [ 5 ].
2019年11月1日 · Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives on support among Chinese mothers separated from their hospitalized preterm infants: a qualitative study | International Breastfeeding Journal | Full Text. Research. Open access. Published: 01 November 2019.
2021年1月6日 · International Breastfeeding Journal 16, Article number: 4 ( 2021 ) Cite this article. 4222 Accesses. 7 Citations. Metrics. Abstract. Background. Ethnic Chinese mothers in Malaysia adhere to 30 days of traditional postpartum practices (the “confinement period”) aimed at recuperation after delivery.
2019年7月16日 · The development and evaluation of a picture tongue assessment tool for tongue-tie in breastfed babies (TABBY) | International Breastfeeding Journal | Full Text. Short report. Open access. Published: 16 July 2019. The development and evaluation of a picture tongue assessment tool for tongue-tie in breastfed babies (TABBY) Jenny Ingram,
