Chichester Melanie, Wool Charlotte
Nurs Womens Health. 2015 Jun-Jul;19(3):224-35. doi: 10.1111/1751-486X.12204.
Feeding an infant is a bonding experience for parents, particularly for women from cultures in which breastfeeding is the norm. When an infant is unexpectedly ill, or his or her life is expected to be brief, challenges surrounding infant feeding can occur. Regardless of ethnicity or culture, parents facing the death of their infant have difficult decisions to make and need time to process those decisions. Given the social, cultural and spiritual nature of food and water, withdrawing or withholding nutrition and/or hydration for infants can be one of the most difficult decisions for parents. This article considers the clinical and cultural ramifications of infant feeding decisions when a shift occurs from curative interventions to palliative care.
喂养婴儿对父母来说是一种建立亲密关系的体验，对于那些来自以母乳喂养为常态文化背景的女性来说尤其如此。当婴儿意外生病，或者其生命预期短暂，围绕婴儿喂养就可能出现各种挑战。无论种族或文化如何，面对婴儿死亡的父母都要做出艰难的决定，并且需要时间来思考这些决定。鉴于食物和水具有社会、文化和精神属性，对婴儿停止或不给营养和/或水分可能是父母面临的最艰难决定之一。本文探讨了从治疗性干预转向姑息治疗时，婴儿喂养决策的临床和文化影响。
