A qualitative approach to social support and breast-feeding decisions

Barona-Vilar, Carmen; Escribá-Agüir, Vincenta; Ferrero-Gandía, Raquel

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2007.01.013

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“…The counseling role of health professionals regarding breastfeeding is indubitable, as shown by the results of the present and other studies 9,14,20,29 . However, results from other studies indicate that some health professionals have considered breastfeeding to be a purely instinctive and biological act.…”

Section: Family and Health Professional Supportsupporting

confidence: 57%

“…In this perspective, one can see that the study mothers in rural areas breastfed for longer periods than those in urban areas, although scientific evidences indicate that the change in breastfeeding pattern is not exclusive of mothers living in urban areas 8,14,27,28 . Maybe this fact expresses the phenomenon of smaller differences between rural and urban life in these municipalities.…”

Section: Family and Health Professional Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…The meanings attributed by the mothers to formal and informal support, contextualized in successful breastfeeding, also stood out among mothers from other Brazilian realities 20 and in the international landscape 14,29 . Results of a qualitative study 14 done with Spanish mothers aiming to grasp their perceptions of formal and informal breastfeeding support indicated that spousal, family, health professional and employer support strongly influenced their decision to breastfeed.…”

Section: Family and Health Professional Supportmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The availability of studies that use the qualitative approach for investigating the theme "breastfeeding in the first two years of life of the child" are still scarce. This scarcity may be partly credited, in epidemiological studies, to the incipience of the sociological and anthropological approach regarding the breastfeeding phenomenon 4,13,14 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Meanings attributed to breastfeeding in the first two years of life: a study with women from two municipalities in the Recôncavo Baiano region of Bahia, Brazil

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the maternal meanings attributed to breastfeeding during the child's first two years of life. METHODS: This qualitative, exploratory and analytical study involved mothers that participated in a cohort from a larger study done in the municipalities of Mutuipe and Laje in the Recôncavo area of the State of Bahia, Brazil. The methodological resources included thorough individual interviews and thematic analysis. The meanings were analyzed by the theoretical framework of sociological phenomenology. RESULTS: The meanings stated by the mothers show the singularity of breastfeeding, the importance of family, spousal and health practitioner support, and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding for the mother's and child's health and nutritional status. CONCLUSION: The meanings attributed to breastfeeding in the child's first two years of life reflected the influences of complex networks of social relationships of the mother's social and cultural context and of the scientific and biomedical discourse.

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Section: Family and Health Professional Supportsupporting

confidence: 57%

Section: Family and Health Professional Supportmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Family and Health Professional Supportmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Meanings attributed to breastfeeding in the first two years of life: a study with women from two municipalities in the Recôncavo Baiano region of Bahia, Brazil

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“…The involvement of relatives, friends, community leaders, health professionals, and health, religious and political services can influence the mother's decision to continue breastfeeding 13,14 . The social support network is an important source of support both for the recent and more experienced mothers.…”

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Breastfeeding promotion and support strategies based on Paulo Freire's epistemological categories

2013

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OBJECTIVE: This study identified strategies for promoting breastfeeding involving pregnant women, breastfeeding women and actors of the social support network for the breastfeeding process. METHODS: This qualitative study was guided by action research and the focal group technique to collect data. Focal Group 1 consisted of four pregnant and six breastfeeding women; Focal Group 2 consisted of six family members; and Focal Group 3 consisted of thirteen health professionals. The focal groups were guided by the following questions: What breastfeeding promotion and support actions should be done? How should they be performed? Who should perform them? The conversation sunder went thematic content analysis and were interpreted in the light of Paulo Freire's theoretical constructs: dialogue, ethics and problematization. RESULTS: Four themes were emerged from the conversations: dialogue-based educational actions involving the social support network during the vital cycle; educational actions in schools; educational actions in the media; ongoing counseling at Family Health Units. CONCLUSION: The constructed strategies were centered on dialogue and active listening. Both should be present during the entire vital cycle and in the Family Health Strategy, and involve all actors of the social support network. These strategies may disrupt the unidirectional transmission of the educational practices that promote breastfeeding.

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Good Mothers and Infant Feeding Practices Amongst Women in Northern Thailand

Liamputtong

Kitisriworapan

2010

Infant Feeding Practices

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A qualitative approach to social support and breast-feeding decisions

Cited by 62 publications

References 34 publications

Meanings attributed to breastfeeding in the first two years of life: a study with women from two municipalities in the Recôncavo Baiano region of Bahia, Brazil

Meanings attributed to breastfeeding in the first two years of life: a study with women from two municipalities in the Recôncavo Baiano region of Bahia, Brazil

Breastfeeding promotion and support strategies based on Paulo Freire's epistemological categories

Good Mothers and Infant Feeding Practices Amongst Women in Northern Thailand

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