Lamontagne Caroline, Hamelin Anne-Marie, St-Pierre Monik
Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
Int Breastfeed J. 2008 Aug 5;3:17. doi: 10.1186/1746-4358-3-17.
Many women experience breastfeeding difficulties. Sometimes these difficulties lead to breastfeeding cessation. Breastfeeding clinics provide support for women facing such problems. This study aims to describe the breastfeeding experience of women, particularly those who use the services of the breastfeeding clinic located in the Greater Quebec City area.
This is a descriptive study based on information gathered through telephone questionnaires that were administered in 2006 to a sample of 86 women and semi-structured interviews conducted with 12 of these women.
Painful nipples/breasts, low milk supply and latching difficulties were the three most frequent major breastfeeding problems identified by women. Their personal characteristics as well as the moral and physical support provided by family and friends and by health professional and clinicians at the breastfeeding clinic were the factors identified most often as having a positive influence on the breastfeeding experience.
The results suggest that breastfeeding clinics have a critical role to play in improving the breastfeeding experience of women with major difficulties.
许多女性在母乳喂养方面存在困难。有时这些困难会导致母乳喂养中断。母乳喂养诊所为面临此类问题的女性提供支持。本研究旨在描述女性的母乳喂养经历，尤其是那些使用位于大魁北克市地区的母乳喂养诊所服务的女性。
这是一项描述性研究，基于2006年通过电话问卷收集的信息，该问卷针对86名女性样本进行，并且对其中12名女性进行了半结构化访谈。
乳头/乳房疼痛、乳汁供应不足和 latch 困难是女性确定的三个最常见的主要母乳喂养问题。她们的个人特征以及家人、朋友、母乳喂养诊所的健康专业人员和临床医生提供的精神和物质支持是最常被确定为对母乳喂养经历有积极影响的因素。
结果表明，母乳喂养诊所在改善有重大困难的女性的母乳喂养经历方面可发挥关键作用。
