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Perceived breast milk inadequacy was related to sociocultural influences and the behaviour of women and their babies

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.3.4.131

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    Dykes F, Williams C.Falling by the wayside: a phenomenological exploration of perceived breast-milk inadequacy in lactating women.Midwifery1999 Dec;15:232–46OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: What are women's perceptions about the adequacy of their breast milk for the purpose of exclusively nourishing their babies?

    Design

    Heideggerian phenomenology.

    Setting

    North of England, UK.

    Participants

    A convenience sample of 10 white, primiparous women between 21 and 36 years of age who had delivered at term, had a baby with an Apgar score of 8–10 at 10 minutes and a birth weight of ≥2.5 kg, and planned to exclusively breast feed for ≥3 months, were recruited during their postnatal period before discharge from a maternity unit.

    Methods

    Indepth interviews lasting 45–60 minutes were done in women's homes at 6, 12, and 18 weeks after birth. Women who supplemented with artificial milk during the study were still followed up, and those who completely discontinued breast feeding were interviewed once after the change in feeding practice. A total …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: no external funding.

    • For correspondence: Ms F Dykes, Department of Midwifery Studies, University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, UK. Fax +44 (0)1772 892914.