Maternal perception of paternal breastfeeding support: A secondary qualitative analysis
1The School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.
Objective:
To describe how women perceive paternal support of breastfeeding and identify actions women value during the early breastfeeding postpartum.
Design:
A qualitative secondary analysis of semi-structured interviews using thematic analysis collected after birth and via telephone at 1, 2, 3, and 4 weeks after discharge.
Setting:
A regional medical center in the southeast region of the United States.
Participants:
Sixty-two women yielded 130 transcripts with 32 transcripts conducted after birth, and 19, 16, 27, and 36 transcripts conducted after discharge via telephone at weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
Finding:
Women reported three themes of paternal support of breastfeeding (1) participating in the breastfeeding decision, (2) being a partner of breastfeeding, and (3) caring for breastfeeding mothers.
Conclusion And Implication For Practice:
Paternal support of breastfeeding is a learning process that requires teamwork for women and their partners to master breastfeeding. Women and their partners as co-parents solve breastfeeding problems and achieve their breastfeeding goals, which promotes maternal well-being and bonding with their infants. Future interventions will guide partners to support breastfeeding and women's postpartum physical and psychological needs.
Related Concept Videos
Parental Care
Relationship with Parents: Attachment
Parenting Styles
Authoritarian Parenting
This style is strict and controlling, with little room for open dialogue. Authoritarian parents demand obedience and often enforce rules with minimal warmth. Children raised this way may lack social skills and initiative, usually comparing themselves to others unfavorably.
Authoritative...
Attachment
Qualitative Analysis
For instance, group IV...
Socioemotional Development during Infancy
Primary Temperament Types


