Breastfeeding Mothers' Experiences
The Ghost in the Machine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4722497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Regan (0000-0002-8775-933X, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK), Elaine Ball (0000-0002-4551-1416, University of Salford, Manchester, UK) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 679-688 |
| Publication date | 2013-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732313481641 |
| PMID | 23512437 |
| OpenAlex | W2141897989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 49 |
We critically review qualitative research studies conducted from 2000 to 2012 exploring Western mothers' breastfeeding experiences. We used the search criteria "breastfeeding," "qualitative," and "experiences" to retrieve 74 qualitative research studies, which were reduced to 28 when the terms "existential'' and "research'' were applied. We found that the impact of technology and the pervasive worldwide marketing of infant formula devalued breastfeeding mothers' narratives in a number of ways. Women's bodies were viewed as machine-like objects and the breast was seen as a disembodied object. Dominated by technological narrative, women's bodies were considered unpredictable and hormonal, needing to be managed by health care professionals. This means the disseminating breastfeeding discourse needs to be reinterpreted for practical use. We found that some of the researchers utilized narrative informed by phenomenological philosophy that appears to edge closer to understanding mothers' experiences in a more profound way than nonphenomenological research. However, we need to be mindful of the transparency of terms in replacing one form of technological narrative with another
Breast feeding · Breastfeeding · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Existentialism · Linguistics · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Computer Science · Medicine · Nursing · Philosophy · Psychology · Pediatrics
Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences
Mining for liquid gold
Infant feeding choices
Women's experiences of infant feeding support in the first 6 weeks post‐birth
Exploring women’s views of breastfeeding
Mapping breastfeeding services
Using video narratives of women's lived experience of breastfeeding in midwifery education
Understanding Maternal Breastfeeding Confidence
Liminality and breastfeeding
Geographies of infant feeding and access to primary health-care
Bringing Back the Body
Breastfeeding as headwork
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
Qualitative inquiry and research design
"The Influence of the "They
Calling, Permission, and Fulfillment
The Tender Gift
Mechanical Milk
Blurring the boundaries
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |