[The decision to breastfeed: grandmother's view]

OBJECTIVE: This study is the result of an inquiry into the grandmother's role in the decision as well as the duration of her daughter's choice to breast-feed. METHOD: This project uses a phenomenological theoretical background which leads one to understand breast-feeding based on the view of the grandmother. Thus, this project analyzes the discourse of 10 women by using the following guiding questions: Howdid you feed your children when they were born? What did you think about your daughter's choice to breast-feed? Why do you think your daughter decided to breast-feed? RESULTS: The analysis of the discourses as a whole reveals that for these women breast-feeding is something intrinsical to a mother's role as well as an experience transferred from mothers to daughters. This project also reveals that breast-feeding is a family tradition which can be influenced by advice and support. CONCLUSION: From this perspective, a new focus is revealed by giving advice, supporting and encouraging breast-feeding.