'I felt like I was doing something wrong': A qualitative exploration of mothers' experiences of breastfeeding
Journal article
Authors | Jackson, Jessica and Hallam, Jenny |
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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 |
File | |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9560w/-i-felt-like-i-was-doing-something-wrong-a-qualitative-exploration-of-mothers-experiences-of-breastfeeding
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