A phenomenological study of breastfeeding WIC recipients in South Carolina

M G Trado1, R B Hughes

  • 1Appalachia I Health District, Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

Advanced Practice Nursing Quarterly
|January 1, 1996
PubMed

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the phenomenon of breastfeeding in a low-income group of mothers and to determine its meaning to the mothers. Eleven mothers who had breastfeeding experience were interviewed. The focal meaning of support as related to breastfeeding emerged during data analysis from the participants' lived experience. In all participant interviews the recurring concept was support. Major themes included informational support, emotional support, and instrumental support. The article suggests implications for advanced practice.