Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding
Betwixt and between', and 'matter out of place
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4918060 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Dowling (0000-0002-2336-024X, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, corresponding author), David Pontin (0000-0002-3697-8102, University of South Wales) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-75 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health Illness and Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4593 • E-ISSN: 1461-7196 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363459315595846 |
| PMID | 26226954 |
| OpenAlex | W1564242572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 55 |
Breastmilk is widely considered as the optimum nutrition source for babies and an important factor in both improving public health and reducing health inequalities. Current international/national policy supports long-term breastfeeding. UK breastfeeding initiation rates are high but rapidly decline, and the numbers breastfeeding in the second year and beyond are unknown. This study used the concept of liminality to explore the experiences of a group of women breastfeeding long-term in the United Kingdom, building on Mahon-Daly and Andrews. Over 80 breastfeeding women were included within the study, which used micro-ethnographic methods (participant observation in breastfeeding support groups, face-to-face interviews and online asynchronous interviews via email). Findings about women's experiences are congruent with the existing literature, although it is mostly dated and from outside the United Kingdom. Liminality was found to be useful in providing insight into women's experiences of long-term breastfeeding in relation to both time and place. Understanding women's experience of breastfeeding beyond current usual norms can be used to inform work with breastfeeding mothers and to encourage more women to breastfeed for longer
Breastfeeding · Liminality · Sociology · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Pediatrics
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 2,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |