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The development of a mother's internal working model of feeding
Author(s) -
Brown Lisa F.,
Griffin Junyanee,
Reyna Barbara,
Lewis Mary
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12011
Subject(s) - infant feeding , neonatal intensive care unit , psychology , qualitative research , developmental psychology , nursing , focus group , medicine , breast feeding , pediatrics , social science , marketing , sociology , business
Purpose The purpose of the study was to describe changes in a mother's early internal working model of infant feeding. Design and Methods In this qualitative study, 12 maternal responses to the semi‐structured internal working model interview were audio‐recorded, once in the neonatal intensive care unit after infants began oral feeding and once 2 weeks post‐discharge. Interviews were analyzed using directed content analysis. Results A change between mothers' early and later nipple feeding experiences was identified. Practice Implications Nurses and other clinicians can help mothers understand the infant's behaviors and focus on the infant's nutritional intake while simultaneously developing a relationship with the infant.