Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2021 Jun 21;376(1827):20200033. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0033. Epub 2021 May 3.
This review aimed to synthesize qualitative evidence of views and experiences of partners and other family members who provided breastfeeding support for a relative. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for systematic reviews of qualitative evidence was followed. Seven databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Scopus, Maternal and Infant Care, and Web of Science were searched. Partners and other family members (e.g. grandmothers, siblings) of women in any countries were included. Included papers were critically appraised. The JBI meta-aggregative approach was used to analyze data and form synthesized findings. Seventy-six papers from 74 studies were included. Five synthesized findings were: (i) spectrum of family members' breastfeeding knowledge, experiences and roles; (ii) the complexity of infant feeding decision making; (iii) the controversy of breastfeeding in front of others; (iv) impact of breastfeeding on family; and (v) it takes more than just family members: support for family members. Partners' and family members' views and experiences of breastfeeding support reflected multi-faceted personal, social, financial, cultural, religious, emotional, psychological, and societal factors of the support they provided (or not). Healthcare professionals should engage them in breastfeeding discussions with the woman, and offer tailored and practical guidance relevant to help them to appropriately support the woman. This article is part of the theme issue 'Multidisciplinary perspectives on social support and maternal-child health'.
这篇综述旨在综合有关为亲属提供母乳喂养支持的伴侣和其他家庭成员的观点和经验的定性证据。采用了乔安娜·布里格斯研究所（JBI）的定性证据系统评价方法。共检索了 7 个数据库：CINAHL、MEDLINE、EMBASE、PsycINFO、Scopus、Maternal and Infant Care 和 Web of Science。研究对象包括来自任何国家的女性的伴侣和其他家庭成员（如祖母、兄弟姐妹）。纳入的论文进行了严格的评价。采用 JBI 元综合方法分析数据并形成综合结果。共纳入 76 篇论文，来自 74 项研究。有 5 个综合结果：（i）家庭成员母乳喂养知识、经验和角色的范围；（ii）婴儿喂养决策的复杂性；（iii）在他人面前母乳喂养的争议；（iv）母乳喂养对家庭的影响；（v）需要的不仅仅是家庭成员：对家庭成员的支持。伴侣和家庭成员对母乳喂养支持的看法和经验反映了他们所提供（或不提供）支持的多方面的个人、社会、经济、文化、宗教、情感、心理和社会因素。医疗保健专业人员应邀请他们参与与女性的母乳喂养讨论，并提供量身定制和实用的指导，以帮助他们适当地支持女性。本文是“社会支持和母婴健康的多学科视角”主题特刊的一部分。
