Relational long-term breastfeeding
| Autor: | Jenny Säilävaara |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
imetys motherhood Perspective (graphical) Breastfeeding Public relations pitkäkestoinen imetys sosiaaliset normit ihmissuhteet sosiaaliset suhteet Term (time) relations vanhempi-lapsisuhde relationality long-term breastfeeding äitiys business Psychology Finland Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Studies. 29:824-840 |
| ISSN: | 1839-3543 1322-9400 |
| Popis: | This article uses a relationality-sensitive perspective to analyse long-term breastfeeding. The data was gathered through open invitations to write, and the article is based on the written reflections of 39 long-term breastfeeding Finnish mothers. In Finland, the breastfeeding of babies is strongly supported, but long-term breastfeeding (over 12 months) is a more conflicted issue, and the cultural norm of one year of breastfeeding is strong. Through qualitative content analysis, the article shows how mothers reflect on long-term breastfeeding’s effects on their relations with their breastfed children, partners (if any), relatives and healthcare professionals. The findings show that long-term breastfeeding is often a rewarding experience, but that it takes place in a network of relations and has effects on those relations. With a relationality-sensitive approach to breastfeeding, we can better understand how mothering is done in and through relations with others, and how mothers express the need for a change in attitudes towards long-term breastfeeding. This article gives a voice to mothers who are often silent in our society, and therefore participates in the feminist empowerment of women and especially mothers. peerReviewed |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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