Mothers' feelings about breastfeeding their premature babies in a rooming-in facility
This study aimed at learning about the feelings experienced by mothers while breastfeeding their premature babies in a rooming-in facility, by means of individual interviews with 33 mothers during the period of February to April 2006, at a maternity hospital in Natal/RN/Brazil. The main feelings referred by the mothers regarding their inability to breastfeed their premature babies immediately after delivery were: sorrow, guilt, disappointment, frustration, insecurity, and fear of touching, holding or harming the delicate babies while breastfeeding. However, the mother-child bond that was formed when the baby was discharged from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and taken to the rooming-in facility was reflected by feelings of fulfillment, pride, and satisfaction at experiencing the first breastfeeding.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem
2010
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342010000300023 |
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