Breastfeeding within the circle of motherhood, restriction, and patriarchy: A qualitative study

Our purpose in the present study is to analyze the opinions of women regarding the factors that support and hinder their breastfeeding. This is a phenomenological and qualitative study. The present study included 32 breastfeeding women who live in different provinces in the Central Anatolia Region o...

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Published in:Health care for women international 2023-03, Vol.44 (3), p.246-261
Main Authors: Özdil, Kamuran, Çatıker, Aslıhan, Bulucu Büyüksoy, Gizem Deniz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude
Breast Feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Content analysis
Family Structure
Female
Humans
Infant
Infants
Maternal & child health
Mothers
Patriarchy
Provinces
Qualitative Research
Rural areas
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Our purpose in the present study is to analyze the opinions of women regarding the factors that support and hinder their breastfeeding. This is a phenomenological and qualitative study. The present study included 32 breastfeeding women who live in different provinces in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview form and were evaluated using the content analysis method. Three themes and ten sub-themes about women's experience on breastfeeding their babies and factors affecting their breastfeeding were found. The themes identified were: motherhood, restriction, patriarchy. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2021.1935958 .
ISSN:0739-9332
1096-4665
DOI:10.1080/07399332.2021.1935958