Development of a breastfeeding promoting model for working mothers
Keywords:
breastfeeding promoting model, working mothersAbstract
This action research aimed to develop a breastfeeding promoting model for full-time working mothers. Participants were recruited using purposive sampling, including 30 full-time working mothers, 10 family members, and 5 colleagues. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interview, focus group discussion, and questionnaires. Content analysis was used for analyzing qualitative data and descriptive statistics was utilized for analyzing quantitative data. The results revealed that full-time working mothers were willing and prepared for exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. However, barriers related to exclusive breastfeeding were insufficient information for breastfeeding, mother’s inadequate effort, no family members’ co-operation, and no workplace’s awareness of exclusive breastfeeding’s importance. These situations led to development of a breastfeeding promoting model for full-time working mothers. The model included: 1) information support, 2) resource support, 3) emotional support, and 4) appraisal support. All participants could have exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months or over. Additionally, mean score of breastfeeding support of family members was at a high level (=4.29, SD.=.11) and that of colleagues was at a moderate level (
=3.65, SD.= .19)
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