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Chang, Yan-Shing, Li, Kan Man Carmen, Li, Kan Yan Chloe, Beake, Sarah, Lok, Kris Yuet Wan and Bick, Debra (2021) Relatively speaking? Partners’ and family members’ views and experiences of supporting breastfeeding : a systematic review of qualitative evidence. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 376 (1827). 20200033. doi:10.1098/rstb.2020.0033 ISSN 0962-8436.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0033
Abstract
Objective: To synthesise qualitative evidence of views and experiences of partners and other family members who provided breastfeeding support for a relative. Methods: The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for systematic reviews of qualitative evidence was followed. Seven databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Maternal & Infant Care, and Web of Science were searched. Partners and other family members (e.g. grandmothers, siblings) of women in any countries were included. Included papers were critically appraised. The JBI meta-aggregative approach was used to analyse data and form synthesised findings. Findings: 76 papers from 74 studies were included. Five synthesised findings were: (1) Spectrum of family members’ breastfeeding knowledge, experiences and roles; (2) The complexity of infant feeding decision making; (3) The controversy of breastfeeding in front of others; (4) Impact of breastfeeding on family; (5) It takes more than just family members: support for family members. Conclusion: Partners’ and family members’ views and experiences of breastfeeding support reflected multi-faceted personal, social, financial, cultural, religious, emotional, psychological, and societal factors of the support they provided (or not). Healthcare professionals should engage them in breastfeeding discussions with the woman, and offer tailored and practical guidance relevant to help them to appropriately support the woman.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Breastfeeding , Breastfeeding -- Social aspects | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences | ||||||||
Publisher: | The Royal Society Publishing | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0962-8436 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 21 June 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 376 | ||||||||
Number: | 1827 | ||||||||
Article Number: | 20200033 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1098/rstb.2020.0033 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 26 January 2021 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 January 2021 | ||||||||
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