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dc.contributor.authorScarborough, J
dc.contributor.authorNorman, Alyson
dc.contributor.authorCooper, L
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-21T15:07:37Z
dc.date.issued2022-10-02
dc.identifier.issn0969-4900
dc.identifier.issn2052-4307
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/19426
dc.description.abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Background/Aims</jats:title><jats:p> Breastfeeding rates in the UK are among the lowest in the world, despite its well-known benefits to maternal and infant health. The impact of breastfeeding on women's mental health may contribute to this. This study aimed to better understand the bidirectional relationship between breastfeeding and maternal mental health. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p> Women aged 20–45 years who had attempted to breastfeed between 2018 and 2019 were recruited. A mixed-methods design encompassed two components; 109 participants completed an online questionnaire and 24 took part in telephone interviews, analysed using a thematic approach. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p> Five main themes were identified: pressure to breastfeed, provision of information and support, mixed impact on mental health, mental health impacting breastfeeding and attachment. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p> While a positive breastfeeding experience can lead to positive wellbeing, women highlighted a pressure to breastfeed that often led to negative wellbeing. Support and information are needed to promote mental health and longer breastfeeding duration, specifically for those mothers experiencing mental health difficulties. </jats:p></jats:sec>

dc.format.extent554-562
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMark Allen Healthcare
dc.subject3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeing
dc.subject7.1 Individual care needs
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectReproductive health and childbirth
dc.subject3 Good Health and Well Being
dc.titleThe Bidirectional Relationship Between Breastfeeding and Mental Health
dc.typejournal-article
plymouth.issue10
plymouth.volume30
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalBritish Journal of Midwifery
dc.identifier.doi10.12968/bjom.2022.30.10.554
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Health/School of Psychology
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA04 Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB)
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Centre for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (CBCB)/Behaviour
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dcterms.dateAccepted2022-07-20
dc.rights.embargodate2023-4-11
dc.identifier.eissn2052-4307
dc.rights.embargoperiodNot known
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