'Scrutinised, judged and sabotaged': A qualitative video diary study of first-time breastfeeding mothers.

CONCLUSIONS: Collecting audio-visual data in real-time adds fresh insights into how support impacts mothers' experiences of breastfeeding. The biomedical approach to support for breastfeeding is not effective. Scrutinising, judging and/or sabotaging mothers' attempts to breastfeed can have long-lasting effects on maternal emotional wellbeing.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Breastfeeding support might be improved by adopting a more social model of care. Future research needs to explore how relationship-based support can be provided by the health service.
PMID: 30981161 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Midwifery - April 7, 2019 Category: Midwifery Authors: Taylor AM, Teijlingen EV, Ryan KM, Alexander J Tags: Midwifery Source Type: research