ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2018
"You just need to leave the room when you breastfeed" Breastfeeding experiences among obese women in Sweden - A qualitative study.
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- Breastfeeding experiences and support for women who are overweight or obese: A mixed-methods systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Pooled it
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- Women's Perceptions and Experiences of Breastfeeding: a scoping review of the literature.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Breastfeeding Practices and Problems Among Obese Women Compared with Nonobese Women in a Brazilian Hospital.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- "They Just Need to Come Down a Little Bit to your Level": A Qualitative Study of Parents' Views and Experiences of Early Life Interventions to Promote Healthy Growth and Associated Behaviours.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Helpful and challenging aspects of breastfeeding in public for women living in Australia, Ireland and Sweden: a cross-sectional study.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Article
- Hidden Realities of Infant Feeding: Systematic Review of Qualitative Findings from Parents.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Determinants of early breastfeeding initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in Colombia.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- First-Time Mothers Have a Desire to Be Offered Professional Breastfeeding Support by Pediatric Nurses: An Evaluation of the Mother-Perceived-Professional Support Scale.Nursing research and practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe benefits of breastfeeding for the infant as well for the mother are well-known. It is recognized that obese (Body Mass Index ≥30 kg/m
methodsThis is an explorative study. Data was collected 2 - 18 months after childbirth through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 11 obese women with breastfeeding experience. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was used.
resultsThree themes emerged from the data analysis: Breastfeeding - a part of motherhood, the challenges of breastfeeding, and support for breastfeeding. The women described an antenatal hope for breastfeeding, the body's ability to produce milk fascinated them, and the breast milk was seen as the best way to feed the child and also as promoting the attachment between mother and child. Breastfeeding was described as a challenge even though it is natural. The challenges concerned technical difficulties such as the woman finding a good body position and helping the child to achieve an optimum grip of the nipple. Another challenge was the exposure of the body connected to public breastfeeding. Support of breastfeeding was described as the importance of being confirmed as an individual behind the obesity, rather than an individual with obesity, and to obtain enough professional breastfeeding support.
conclusionsBreastfeeding was experienced as a natural part of being a mother. There were practical challenges for obese women concerning how to manage breastfeeding and how to handle the public exposure of the body. There was a need for realistic information about breastfeeding concerning both the child and the woman.
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