Valizadeh Sousan, Hosseinzadeh Mina, Mohammadi Eesa, Hassankhani Hadi, Fooladi Marjaneh M, Cummins Allison
Department of Pediatrics Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Health Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.
Int J Nurs Sci. 2017 Dec 21;5(1):39-44. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2017.12.005. eCollection 2018 Jan 10.
Breastfeeding mothers returning to work undertake multiple conflicting roles at home and work that can result in high levels of stress. Exploring coping skills amongst these mothers can help in planning useful programmes to promote family wellbeing. This study aims to explore the experiences of working breastfeeding mothers and their coping mechanism against high levels of daily stress.
In this qualitative study, we described the experiences of 20 Iranian breastfeeding mothers through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. All interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.
Two main themes emerged as follows: 1) self-management with subthemes of a) attitude reconstruction, b) order and planning, c) creating a boundary between work and family and d) reprioritising life affairs; and 2) seeking help with subthemes of a) family member support, b) childcare facilities and c) spirituality.
Findings suggest that women need support from family members and family-friendly policies at the workplace. Breastfeeding mothers may benefit from educational programmes that focus on effective coping strategies.
重返工作岗位的哺乳期母亲在家和工作中承担着多种相互冲突的角色,这可能导致高度的压力。探索这些母亲的应对技巧有助于制定促进家庭幸福的有用计划。本研究旨在探索职业哺乳期母亲的经历及其应对日常高度压力的机制。
在这项定性研究中,我们通过深入的半结构化访谈描述了20名伊朗哺乳期母亲的经历。所有访谈都进行了录音、转录,并使用主题分析法进行了分析。
出现了两个主要主题,如下所示:1)自我管理,其亚主题包括a)态度重建、b)秩序与规划、c)在工作和家庭之间建立界限以及d)重新确定生活事务的优先级;2)寻求帮助,其亚主题包括a)家庭成员支持、b)儿童保育设施和c)精神寄托。
研究结果表明,女性需要家庭成员的支持和工作场所的家庭友好政策。哺乳期母亲可能会从专注于有效应对策略的教育计划中受益。