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2011年6月15日 · Social scientists can teach us about infant feeding behaviour. Biological anthropologists have compared humans with other primates to estimate the natural duration of breastfeeding in humans [ 2 ]. McKenna and colleagues have also used nonhuman primate data, cross-cultural studies and physiological studies to examine the natural ecology of mother-infant sleep [ 3 ]. A recent symposium on ...
- Lisa H Amir
- l.amir@latrobe.edu.au
- 2011
2023年9月19日 · Background Breastfeeding mothers’ decisions to donate their milk is influenced by their knowledge, attitudes, and subjective norms such as their family’s opinions on milk donation. In Iran, women have favorable knowledge and positive attitudes toward breastfeeding, but they lack sufficient information and education about milk banks. With respect to current childbearing policies, an ...
- Themes
- Health Professional Support
- Dissatisfaction with Non-Professional Support
Theme I: providing breast milk is a way to identify as a mother
With their preterm infants hospitalized immediately after birth and limited access to their infants, the mothers experienced difficulties as they attempted to establish their maternal role. “I haven’t seen my [baby] ‘till now [from birth to discharge] … I don’t feel I am a mother.”, “There is no real sense of motherhood.” A significant source of the mothers’ anxiety was their concern for the health and safety of their infants. One admitted that “When the child is hospitalized, I feel very anx...
Theme II: perceptions and intentions
While the mothers felt that providing breast milk for their infants was part of their maternal role, six indicated either mild or no intention of expressing breast milk. One, for example, was “… not sure I can keep on breastfeeding for a long time”, while another “… didn’t want to breastfeed”. Several factors contributed to their ambivalent attitude towards breastfeeding. Some misunderstood the nutrition of breast milk through comments such as: “I don’t think breast milk can provide enough nu...
Theme III Milk expression makes mothers exhausted
Most mothers reported difficulty expressing milk, with one describing the feeling as experiencing “…a nervous breakdown” and another as “… uncomfortable [as] the areola was hurt and painful.” Most found frequent expression challenging with one reporting she was “… too tired at night. No matter how late at night, as long as the alarm clock sounds, I have to sit up to express milk … [it] needs perseverance.” Others “… almost give up milk expression because of … mastitis.”
All the mothers had confidence in information they received from health providers. “Of course, I believe the healthcare providers. They are the experts.” “I trust doctors and nurses.” Although they preferred health professional support, they recognized hospital staff were busy and had limited time to offer any support. Their realization that “… doc...
As indicated above, the mothers received limited support for establishing their milk supply and coping with the breastfeeding problems. Some reported receiving helpful information from nurses following delivery; another noted that while “… in the maternity ward, the nurse asked me to watch a video about newborn care. It was very helpful.” A pediatr...
Background: As suggested by the World Health Organization, breastfeeding peer support is being introduced worldwide to support women’s breastfeeding needs. Evidence has shown that when such support is offered to women, the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding is increased. We developed an innovative home-based intervention to sustain exclusive breastfeeding in Hong Kong. However ...
2007年9月20日 · 11 Citations. Metrics. Abstract. Background. Peer counselling is reported to increase breastfeeding rates. We evaluated an intervention consisting of mainly telephone contact peer counselling programme on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. Methods.
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2006年3月9日 · Recall of age of weaning and other breastfeeding variables | International Breastfeeding Journal | Full Text. Research. Open access. Published: 09 March 2006. Recall of age of weaning and other breastfeeding variables. Brenda Gillespie, Hannah d'Arcy, Kendra Schwartz, Janet Kay Bobo & Betsy Foxman.
