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Successful breast feeding: the mother's dilemma

Author(s) -

Harrison Margaret J.,

Morse Janice M.,

Prowse Margaret

Publication year - 1985

Publication title -

journal of advanced nursing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948

H-Index - 155

eISSN - 1365-2648

pISSN - 0309-2402

DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1985.tb00521.x

Subject(s) - dilemma , breast feeding , obstetrics , medicine , psychology , pediatrics , philosophy , epistemology

A content analysis of 141 articles on breast feeding by discipline revealed differences in the factors considered necessary for breast feeding success and in the criteria used to determine success. Whereas medical articles focused on maternal factors prenatally and infant health post‐natally, or the length of time breast feeding was maintained, lay articles focused on the relationship of the mother with her infant (the nursing couple) and the mother's ability to manage breast feeding within the family context. The implications of this discrepancy for nursing practice and research are discussed.

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