Fathers’ Involvement in Their Wives’/Partners’ Breastfeeding: A Descriptive Correlational Study

Leng, Regina Ng Wan; Shorey, Shefaly; Yin, Sharon Lee Kit; Chan, Cynthia Pang Pui; He, Hong

doi:10.1177/0890334419830988

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“…In our study, a stable relationship was associated with more extended periods of BF and was attributed to partner support of BF. This support has been previously associated with increased rates of initiation and duration of BF (Leng et al., 2019; Rempel et al., 2017).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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Health literacy of pregnant women and duration of breastfeeding maintenance: A feasibility study

Vila‐Candel

Soriano‐Vidal

Mena‐Tudela

et al. 2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims: Research the association between health literacy (HL) and exclusive breastfeeding at 4-months postpartum. Background: Despite the benefits of breastfeeding (BF), its rates are low worldwide. Among the reasons for abandonment is the level of maternal education. Maternal education has been associated with HL, but evidence between HL and BF maintenance is limited. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The sample compromised 229 nursing mothers recruited from January 2018 to the end of December 2018 at Spain by systematic sampling method. Women were interviewed postpartum on parameters associated with the start and continuation of BF up to 4 months postpartum. Multivariate logistic regression models to explain exposure variables and exclusive BF cessation at 4 months. Results: Approximately 10% of the participants had inadequate HL. Factors associated with early cessation of exclusive BF at 4 months in the multivariate model adjusted using a stepwise variable selection process based on a likelihood ratio test were civil status, risk of pregnancy, type of delivery, limited or inadequate level of HL, and LATCH score at discharge, with an 85.6% area under the ROC curve. Conclusions: Our study offers preliminary evidence regarding the hitherto inconsistent relation between HL and early cessation exclusive BF at 4 months, supporting the conduct of further studies with larger sample sizes and greater statistical

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Health literacy of pregnant women and duration of breastfeeding maintenance: A feasibility study

Vila‐Candel

Soriano‐Vidal

Mena‐Tudela

et al. 2020

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Under these circumstances the fathers had no control over the situation as they were unable to step in and take over in order to help. One possible reason for feeling unable to support could be lack of knowledge about breastfeeding and how to support mothers in the best way possible [ 18 ]. A more effective approach would be for the fathers and staff to work together to find individual solutions to support the mothers with breastfeeding and breastmilk expression.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The role of the father of an extremely preterm infant in the NICU may be influenced by the context, country of origin and personal preferences [ 17 ]. A recent study involving fathers of full-term infants from Singapore, showed that fathers’ involvement in breastfeeding was influenced by perceived approval of family members and friends, fathers’ knowledge of breastfeeding and marital relationships [ 18 ]. However, becoming a father to an extremely preterm infant hospitalised in a family-centred NICU for months provides a different perspective and context as the fathers are more involved in the care.…”

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confidence: 99%

Fathers’ experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study

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Background Extremely preterm infants need advanced intensive care for survival and are usually not discharged before they reach the time of expected birth. In a family-centred neonatal intensive care unit both parents are involved at all levels of care including the feeding process. However, studies focusing on fathers in this situation are scarce. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of feeding extremely preterm infants in a neonatal intensive care unit from fathers’ perspectives. Methods The study adopts a qualitative inductive method, reported according to the COREQ checklist. Seven fathers of extremely preterm infants (gestational age 24–27 weeks) in neonatal intensive care in Sweden were interviewed by telephone after discharge in 2013–2014. The interviews were analysed using a qualitative content analysis and confirmed by triangulation in 2021. Results Six sub-categories and two generic categories formed the main category: “a team striving towards the same goal”. The fathers were equally involved and engaged members of the feeding team all hours of the day. The fathers shared responsibility and practical duties with the mothers, and they provided as much support to the mothers as they could. However, the fathers found it difficult to support and encourage the mothers to breastfeed and express breastmilk when the breastmilk production was low. The fathers experienced a loss when breastfeeding was not successful. Conclusions The findings indicate that fathers want to be involved with infant care, including night-time feeds, and long and demanding feeding processes. Fathers and staff need to collaborate to provide the best support to mothers during the feeding process. This study may inspire hospital staff to acknowledge and support fathers to become more involved in the oral feeding process when an infant is born extremely preterm.

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“…There is literature to suggest that other constructs may be important in their partner's breastfeeding behaviour, such as attitudes towards breastfeeding (Al Namir et al, 2017). The role of fathers' subjective norms in their partners' breastfeeding behaviour is sparse; however, there is some literature to suggest that fathers' subjective norms may influence their involvement in breastfeeding (Leng et al, 2019; Ng et al, 2019), demonstrating some potential for fathers' subjective norms to influence their partner's breastfeeding behaviour. Nonetheless, further research is needed to determine the role of fathers' subjective norms and their partner's breastfeeding behaviour.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity of a breastfeeding subjective norms scale among an Australian prospective cohort of first‐time parents

Charlesworth

McAlpine

Martin

et al. 2023

British J Health Psychol

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Objectives Breastfeeding has a number of benefits for both mothers and their infants. Research has examined the psychosocial influences on breastfeeding, yielding important findings in relation to particular constructs that play a significant role in this vital health behaviour. One such construct is subjective norms. However, there are mixed findings in relation to the role of subjective norms in breastfeeding behaviours. This may be due to the lack of consistent measure of subjective norms across studies. Further, the influence of fathers' subjective norms on breastfeeding continuation remains unclear due to a lack of measurement. Thus, the aim of the current study was to develop and assess a reliable and valid subjective norms scale specific to breastfeeding for use among both mothers and fathers. Design/Methods Subjective norms items were developed by researchers in the domain and were tested among 949 couples. Results Findings indicated that both subjective norms scales had excellent reliability, construct validity, and predictive validity. It was also found that both the mothers' and fathers' subjective norms scales tapped into two key structures: breastfeeding in general, and breastfeeding in public. Further, maternal subjective norms were predictive of breastfeeding behaviours but not paternal subjective norms. Conclusions These findings indicate that the developed subjective norms scales are reliable and valid and capture key elements of breastfeeding subjective norms among both mothers and fathers. Use of this measure in future research can help better understand the role of both mothers' and fathers' subjective norms in influencing breastfeeding behaviours.

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Fathers’ Involvement in Their Wives’/Partners’ Breastfeeding: A Descriptive Correlational Study

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Health literacy of pregnant women and duration of breastfeeding maintenance: A feasibility study

Health literacy of pregnant women and duration of breastfeeding maintenance: A feasibility study

Fathers’ experiences of feeding their extremely preterm infants in family-centred neonatal intensive care: a qualitative study

Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity of a breastfeeding subjective norms scale among an Australian prospective cohort of first‐time parents

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