Breastfeeding and emerging motherhood identity: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of first time Chinese Australian mothers' breastfeeding experiences.

CONCLUSION: Breastfeeding support to Chinese Australian mothers needs to consider how breastfeeding can be better integrated with their motherhood identity. Health professionals are well-positioned to facilitate this process through a better understanding of mothers' cultural and social contexts around breastfeeding. PMID: 32205077 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32205077?dopt=Abstract

Source: Women Birth - March 19, 2020 Category: Midwifery Authors: Kuswara K, Knight T, Campbell KJ, Hesketh KD, Zheng M, Bolton KA, Laws R Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research