Breastfeeding Practices and Opinions of Latina Mothers in an Urban Pediatric Office: A Focus Group Study
| Autor: | Linda Rose, Elizabeth Sloand, Victoria Lowe, Amy Pennington |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Population Breastfeeding Mothers Weaning Breast milk Child health 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics medicine Humans Lack of knowledge 030212 general & internal medicine education education.field_of_study Infant Newborn Infant Hispanic or Latino Focus Groups Focus group Breast Feeding Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Open coding Psychology Attitude to Health Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse AssociatesPractitioners. 32(3) |
| ISSN: | 1532-656X |
| Popis: | Introduction The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore beliefs about breastfeeding among Latina mothers. The focus groups were part of a sequential mixed methods study. Methods Two focus groups were conducted. Participants were Spanish-speaking mothers with infants younger than 12 months. Focus groups were conducted in Spanish and audiorecorded. The researchers performed open coding of the data, compared and converged codes, and identified common themes and relationships among the themes. Results Mothers described concerns about adequacy of breastfeeding for their infants' needs, the continued goodness of breast milk, and weaning. They expressed lack of knowledge about using breast pumps and other assists that could help them breastfeed. Discussion Culturally tailored breastfeeding education and support have not been adequately implemented in this urban clinic and likely in other similar settings. More targeted attention to this population could improve exclusive breastfeeding of infants and ultimately result in better child health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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