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An Exploration of Mother's Experiences of Antenatal Hand Expression of Colostrum, and the Effects Upon Breastfeeding Continuation and Maternal Emotional Health.
The study is an exploration of mother's experiences of antenatal hand expression of colostrum, and the effects upon breastfeeding continuation and maternal emotional health
Second-line feeding strategies including hand expression and syringe feeding are used as an aid to breastfeeding, however little is known about their efficacy. This research explores the experiences of women who have used antenatal hand expression to identify how it affects maternal emotional health and breastfeeding continuation. UK women with recent experience of the practice were interviewed and the data analysed using thematic analysis. The results identified five themes in relation to these experiences including; The emotional distress of struggling with breastfeeding, Support as panacea but inconsistent, A crisis of confidence, Discord between knowledge, expectations and reality, and Syringe feeding as challenging but constructive. The study concludes that hand expression and syringe feeding supports women to establish breastfeeding, however, those struggling with breastfeeding need extra practical and emotional support to protect breastfeeding self-efficacy, emotional health and breastfeeding continuation. The findings highlight the importance of realistic, antenatal breastfeeding education to achieve this. Further research into second-line strategies and antenatal education programmes could contribute to the improvement of women's infant feeding experiences and improve UK breastfeeding rates.
Age
18 - No limit years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Start Date
February 7, 2019
Primary Completion Date
January 20, 2020
Completion Date
February 28, 2020
Last Updated
April 1, 2022
9
ACTUAL participants
Lead Sponsor
University of Liverpool
NCT05310851
NCT06336668
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