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Chinese women’s experiences, emotions and expectations of breast-feeding in public: a qualitative study
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Zhao, Ya Ouyang, Yan-Qiong Redding, Sharon R. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Objective To explore Chinese mothers’ experiences, emotions and expectations of breast-feeding in public places. Design Exploratory qualitative study. Purposive sampling was used to recruit participants and face-to-face interviews were conducted. Themes were identified by content analysis. Setting Two different geographical communities in Wuhan, Hubei Province, central China, March–May 2016. Subjects A total of twenty-seven mothers aged 23–33 years, who had one child under 3 years of age and had experience of breast-feeding in public places. Results Seven themes emerged from the interviews: struggling to balance infant’s needs and personal feelings; embarrassed or natural emotion regarding breast-feeding in public places; effect of cultural and social norms; internalized concerns going beyond actual social reaction; measures to make breast-feeding in public places easier; desire for more public facilities; and expecting emotional support from society members. Conclusions More positive social support, favourable policies and necessary facilities were desired to enable mothers to breast-feed in an appropriate public location. Women expected increased public acceptance of breast-feeding practices and support from government health officials to ensure women’s success in breast-feeding in public settings. |
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| Ending Page | 1572 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 1565 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980017003937 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 8 |
| Volume Number | 21 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2018-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynecology Qualitative Study |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
