Maleki Saghooni Nahid, Karshki Hossein, Esmaily Habibollah, Zaidi Feroz Fakhera, Mirzaii Najmabadi Khadigeh
Students Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences & Psychology, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad, Iran.
J Caring Sci. 2021 Aug 23;10(3):169-176. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2021.023. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Breastfeeding is an important strategy to ensure health promotion and wellbeing. Since breastfeeding rates have consistently decreased around the world, protection, promotion, and supportive programs are considered as public health priorities. This study aims to explore breastfeeding mothers' perceptions and experiences of emotional support needs. This study was performed in five health centers and four hospitals affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Using a qualitative approach, 36 breastfeeding mothers, family members, and health providers attended individual semi-structured in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using directed content analysis based on the Elo and Kyngas approach, with MAXQDA software version 10. Four categories of 'need to tranquility and solace', 'sense of being loved and belongingness', 'creating hope, motivation, and confidence', and 'empathy and companionship', and 12 subcategories including 'not inducing stress', 'relieving the mother's stress and worries', 'creating and maintaining tranquility', 'understanding and attention', 'receiving affection from significant others', 'being respected by others', ' being inspired by significant others', 'being assured by family members', 'being motivated by significant others', 'interacting with others', 'having the companionship and presence of others', and 'receiving empathy from others' were identified as the mothers' emotional support needs. Mothers need emotional support to sustain breastfeeding. Significant others, such as the husband, family members, and health providers play an important role in meeting breastfeeding mothers' emotional support needs.
母乳喂养是确保促进健康和幸福的一项重要策略。由于全球母乳喂养率持续下降，保护、促进和支持项目被视为公共卫生重点。本研究旨在探讨母乳喂养母亲对情感支持需求的认知和经历。本研究在伊朗马什哈德医科大学附属的五个健康中心和四家医院开展。采用定性研究方法，36名母乳喂养母亲、家庭成员和医疗服务提供者参加了个人半结构化深度访谈。基于Elo和Kyngas方法，使用MAXQDA 10版软件，采用定向内容分析法对数据进行分析。“需要安宁和慰藉”“被爱和归属感”“创造希望、动力和信心”以及“同理心和陪伴”这四类，以及包括“不引发压力”“减轻母亲的压力和担忧”“创造并维持安宁”“理解和关注”“从重要他人处获得关爱”“得到他人尊重”“受到重要他人激励”“得到家庭成员保证”“受到重要他人鼓舞”“与他人互动”“有他人陪伴和在场”以及“从他人处获得同理心”在内的12个子类别被确定为母亲的情感支持需求。母亲们需要情感支持来维持母乳喂养。丈夫、家庭成员和医疗服务提供者等重要他人在满足母乳喂养母亲的情感支持需求方面发挥着重要作用。
