ArticleJournal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association2025
Cultural Interpretations of Patients and Employees in an Organization Certified Through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: A Focused Ethnographic Study.
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- Breastfeeding Education Across the Perinatal Period: A Descriptive Exploratory Pre-Implementation Study.Journal of mother and child · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhen organizations are certified through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, health care providers implement various policies that are intended to support long-term and exclusive breastfeeding. Despite the availability of evidence to support these policies, research findings are inconsistent in whether these goals are met. Exploring cultural interpretations through the lens of individuals within these organizations may reveal new evidence of breastfeeding experiences and needed support. RESEARCH
aimTo explore organizational cultural aspects of a Baby-Friendly certified organization from the perspective of patients and employees.
methodResearchers implemented a focused ethnography design in one certified organization in Ontario, Canada. One-to-one, semi-structured interviews were performed with two participant groups, including 10 patients and eight employees within intrapartum and postpartum care areas between 2023-2024. An inductive data analysis approach followed Roper and Shapira's framework, including (1) coding for descriptive labels, (2) sorting for patterns, (3) identification of outliers, (4) generalizing with constructs and theories, and (5) memoing.
resultsFive core themes emerged from the data, including (1) knowledge is power, (2) community of support, (3) contextual considerations, (4) environment for breastfeeding, and (5) patient factors. Through narrative descriptions, these interrelated themes exhibit how patients and employees have experienced or provided care that is consistent with breastfeeding-supportive policies as well as additional gaps that may not be addressed through policy research.
conclusionThe results provide implications for breastfeeding support within an organization certified through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. Understanding cultural interpretations of breastfeeding can provide information for future education and interprofessional development.
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