Abstract

The purpose of this study was to more fully understand, in their own words, the experiences of mothers who began breastfeeding their infant after birth and may or may not have been breasting at four weeks postpartum. A single research question guided this study: What are the lived experiences of breastfeeding mothers during the first four weeks postpartum? Eight mothers who delivered in the past four to six weeks were interviewed. Data were analyzed using a Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenological approach. This method was chosen because it allowed the researcher to conduct interviews and explore the lived experience of breastfeeding mothers and to uncover the concealed meaning within the phenomena. This methodology provided a richness that might not be possible through description alone.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 28323536; ProQuest document ID: 2531519999. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Stacy Rosales, PhD, MSN, BSN, RNC-OB

Sigma Membership

Alpha

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Breast Feeding, Infant Feeding, Maternal Newborn, Newborn, Postpartum

Advisor

Deborah Stiffler

Second Advisor

Jennifer J. Bute

Third Advisor

Carol Shieh

Fourth Advisor

Linda S. Wallace

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Indiana University

Degree Year

2021

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-07-12

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