- Title
- Women's experiences of learning to breastfeed
- Creator
- Sheeran, Leanne; Buchanan, Kerrie; Welch, Anthong; Jones, Linda
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/159648
- Identifier
- vital:12020
- Identifier
- ISSN:0729-2759
- Abstract
- Aim: This research explores women's experiences of learning to breastfeed. Design: A purposive cohort of healthy mothers participated in individual audio recorded interviews late pregnancy and then 2 and 8 weeks after birth. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using van Manen's approach. Setting and participants: Participants were 13 first time mothers based in a rural municipality in Victoria, Australia. Key findings: Women's voices gave rich descriptions of their experience of learning to breastfeed. Women shared the physicality of having 'great big engorged breasts' or 'sore nipples', and 'learning to latch' while 'having so very many things happening'. Conclusion: Many participants felt overwhelmed with learning to breastfeed at the same time as coping with caesarean wounds, perineal trauma, uterine bleeding and extreme fatigue. Future implications: Parenting education needs to be offered early in pregnancy so couples can explore birthing and its potential outcomes and to introduce infant cues and behaviours as a base for understanding how these impact on breastfeeding and problem solving. © 2015, Australian Breastfeeding Association. All rights reserved.
- Publisher
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Relation
- Breastfeeding Review Vol. 23, no. 3 (2015), p. 15-22
- Rights
- Copyright © 2015, Australian Breastfeeding Association. All rights reserved. Content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 1110 Nursing; 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; Breastfeeding; BFHI; Women's experience of breastfeeding; Learning to breastfeed; Lived experience; MCH practice; Midwifery practice
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