Abstract
Exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months provides numerous infant and maternal benefits. Yet mothers with risk factors, such as lower education, lower socioeconomic status, younger maternal age, planned cesarean birth, and anxiety and depression, are more likely to stop breastfeeding in the early postpartum period. Few studies have focused on perinatal depression as a risk factor for breastfeeding cessation. To tailor effective interventions, nurses must first understand the lived experience of breastfeeding for mothers at risk for perinatal depression. A descriptive phenomenological study was conducted to elucidate the experience of breastfeeding for mothers with perinatal depression. The study was grounded in Swanson's middle-range theory of caring.
Sigma Membership
Iota Xi at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Post-partum Depression, Depression in Perinatal Women, Breastfeeding and Depression
Advisor
Joy Longo
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
Florida Atlantic University
Degree Year
2017
Recommended Citation
Pratt, Beth A., "The lived experience of breastfeeding for women with perinatal depression" (2019). Dissertations. 368.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/368
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-05-07
Full Text of Presentation
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10608142; ProQuest document ID: 1987556892. The author still retains copyright.