کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1077380 1486601 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Research methodologies to investigate the experience of breastfeeding: A discussion paper
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی سیاست های بهداشت و سلامت عمومی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Research methodologies to investigate the experience of breastfeeding: A discussion paper
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper is a discussion of the importance of choosing appropriate methodologies to research the breastfeeding experience of women in the United Kingdom. Despite a plethora of research emphasising the benefits of breastfeeding to maternal and infant health, there is a relative dearth of research from the United Kingdom about women's experiences of breastfeeding. In order to understand the inherent complexities of successfully promoting and supporting breastfeeding, a mothers’ breastfeeding experience must be examined within her specific context. This is increasingly recognised as a vital tool in providing effective support by health care professionals in extending breastfeeding duration. As such, this highlights the importance that appropriate methodologies are chosen through which to explore this phenomenon from the perspective of those experiencing it. This paper debates the importance of philosophical lines of enquiry in relation to breastfeeding research, and argues that engaging with ontological perspectives would offer opportunities for researchers to engage with women's understanding of breastfeeding in today's society. A hermeneutic phenomenological approach that is informed from feminist methodologies is deemed the most appropriate in researching mothers’ views of breastfeeding.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Nursing Studies - Volume 45, Issue 12, December 2008, Pages 1823–1830
نویسندگان
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