ArticleBMJ open2016
Father's role in supporting breastfeeding of preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: a qualitative study.
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- Perceptions and expectations of parents regarding their position in a French NICU: quantitative and qualitative approaches.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Ten Years of Neonatal Intensive Care Adaption to the Infants' Needs: Implementation of a Family-Centered Care Model with Single-Family Rooms in Norway.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Supporting Premature Infants' Oral Feeding in the NICU-A Qualitative Study of Nurses' Perspectives.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- An active pursuit of reassurance-coping strategies of fathers with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2021Article
- Associations Between Single-Family Room Care and Breastfeeding Rates in Preterm Infants.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2021Observational
- Patients' experience one year after dialysis initiation: a lexicometric analysis.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2021Article
- Are adolescents ready for future responsibilities? Experience from a cross-sectional study regarding Breastfeeding knowledge and attitude.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
- Breastfeeding experiences and perspectives on support among Chinese mothers separated from their hospitalized preterm infants: a qualitative study.International breastfeeding journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyse the social beliefs, representations and experiences of fathers of preterm newborns (NBs) regarding breastfeeding.
designA qualitative interview study with analysis of transcripts using the Alceste software.
settingA tertiary university hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in France.
participants20 fathers of preterm NBs hospitalised in an NICU.
resultsThe software classified 72% of the corpus into six lexical classes. Two main networks of classes emerged from the analysis: one for lactation, consisted of 'breastfeeding' and 'expression of milk' classes, and one for 'care'. The analysis demonstrated that fathers were sensitive to arguments related to the health benefits of human milk. Fathers mentioned that breastfeeding preterm NBs was constraining and tiring for their partners (multiple daily sessions of milk expression with breast pumps, time constraints and need for supplements to tube-feeding…). They also mentioned how they could genuinely help their partners during breastfeeding.
conclusionsThe results of this qualitative study provide insight into how fathers can be supportive of breastfeeding when experiencing a preterm birth. Targeted information and practical advice provided by caregivers on the first days of life can help fathers to get involved in the breastfeeding process.
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