An Exploration of Antenatal Hand Expression.

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

9 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-07

Study Completion Date

2020-02-28

Brief Summary

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The study is an exploration of mother's experiences of antenatal hand expression of colostrum, and the effects upon breastfeeding continuation and maternal emotional health

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Detailed Description

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Second-line feeding strategies including hand expression and syringe feeding are used as an aid to breastfeeding, however little is known about their efficacy. This research explores the experiences of women who have used antenatal hand expression to identify how it affects maternal emotional health and breastfeeding continuation. UK women with recent experience of the practice were interviewed and the data analysed using thematic analysis. The results identified five themes in relation to these experiences including; The emotional distress of struggling with breastfeeding, Support as panacea but inconsistent, A crisis of confidence, Discord between knowledge, expectations and reality, and Syringe feeding as challenging but constructive. The study concludes that hand expression and syringe feeding supports women to establish breastfeeding, however, those struggling with breastfeeding need extra practical and emotional support to protect breastfeeding self-efficacy, emotional health and breastfeeding continuation. The findings highlight the importance of realistic, antenatal breastfeeding education to achieve this. Further research into second-line strategies and antenatal education programmes could contribute to the improvement of women's infant feeding experiences and improve UK breastfeeding rates.

Conditions

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Feeding; Difficult, Newborn

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women over the age of 18,
* Women with experience of antenatal hand expression within the last three months,
* Women with a good grasp of the English language.