'I felt like I was doing something wrong': A qualitative exploration of mothers' experiences of breastfeeding
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Jackson, Jessica and Hallam, Jenny 2019. 'I felt like I was doing something wrong': A qualitative exploration of mothers' experiences of breastfeeding. Journal of health visiting. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2019.7.4.166
| Authors | Jackson, Jessica and Hallam, Jenny |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Despite its multiple health benefits, rates of breastfeeding to 2 years and beyond remain low in the UK. This qualitative study explored the experiences of support provided by health professionals to mothers breastfeeding beyond infancy. A key finding of the study was that health services are effective at supporting breastfeeding in the postnatal period, but that beyond the 1-year review the focus shifts to rapid weaning. A new approach to support breastfeeding continuation |
| Keywords | Breastfeeding; Public Health; Maternal Health; Child Health; Health Promotion |
| Year | 2019 |
| Journal | Journal of health visiting |
| Publisher | MAG |
| ISSN | 20508719 |
| 20522908 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2019.7.4.166 |
| Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623740 |
| hdl:10545/623740 | |
| Publication dates | 18 Apr 2019 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 08 May 2019, 08:08 |
| Accepted | 31 Jan 2019 |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
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| File | File Access Level Open |
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