Hirani Shela Akbar Ali, Richter Solina, Salami Bukola, Vallianatos Helen
The University of Regina, Canada.
The University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2023 Jan 25;10:23333936221148808. doi: 10.1177/23333936221148808. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.
Natural disasters affect the health and well-being of mothers with young children. During natural disasters, this population is at risk of discontinuation of their breastfeeding practices. Pakistan is a middle-income country that is susceptible to natural disasters. This study intended to examine sociocultural factors that shape the breastfeeding experiences and practices of internally displaced mothers in Pakistan. This critical ethnographic study was undertaken in disaster-affected villages of Chitral, Pakistan. Data were collected utilizing multiple methods, including in-depth interviews with 18 internally displaced mothers and field observations. Multiple sociocultural factors were identified as either barriers or facilitators to these mothers' capacities to breastfeed their children. Informal support, formal support, breastfeeding culture, and spiritual practices facilitated displaced mothers to sustain their breastfeeding practices. On the other hand, lack of privacy, cultural beliefs, practices and expectations, covert oppression, and lack of healthcare support served as barriers to the breastfeeding practices of displaced mothers.
自然灾害会影响带着幼儿的母亲的健康和福祉。在自然灾害期间，这一群体面临着停止母乳喂养的风险。巴基斯坦是一个易受自然灾害影响的中等收入国家。本研究旨在探讨影响巴基斯坦境内流离失所母亲母乳喂养经历和做法的社会文化因素。这项重要的人种志研究在巴基斯坦奇特拉尔受灾村庄开展。数据通过多种方法收集，包括对18名境内流离失所母亲进行深入访谈和实地观察。多种社会文化因素被确定为这些母亲母乳喂养能力的障碍或促进因素。非正式支持、正式支持、母乳喂养文化和精神实践促进了流离失所母亲维持母乳喂养。另一方面，缺乏隐私、文化信仰、习俗和期望、隐蔽压迫以及缺乏医疗支持成为流离失所母亲母乳喂养的障碍。
