Table 1: Summary of and data extraction from the 15 papers in the meta-synthesis Author, Year Aims Design and Methodology (In-vivo) themes extracted and analysed and Country Hunter and Explore the ways in which n=15 16-20 years old. 1. Stigma of young motherhood has an effect on bf as mothers feared Magill-Cuerden a small group of UK Qualitative, interviews or sanctions and tried harder to perform good motherhood 2014 adolescent mothers focus groups. Postnatal 2. Feeding in public is an issue and private as public with an emphasis on conceptualise their single interviews/FG. the morality of breast exposure. UK decisions to breastfeed Recruited from parenting 3. Paucity of support for bf in their social networks. Tension caused to and experience groups. relationships by bf. breastfeeding in their 4. Need for approval and forming identity as adults, part of bf. communities. Condon et al. To explore teenagers' n=29 13-18 years old. 1. Bf is not normal to the young mothers social group though it is experiences of the Qualitative interviews and portrayed as normal by professionals. 2013 breastfeeding promotion focus groups of both 2. Lack of support for bf beyond the initial few days. and support delivered by pregnant and postnatal (up 3. Feeding in public was a problem. health professionals. to two years after birth) UK women. Nesbitt et al. To examine the facilitating n=16 15-19 years old. 1. Bf had an impact on social and intimate relationships. (2012) influences and barriers to Qualitative semi-structured 2. Bf risked public breast exposure. initiating, and continuing interviewing in the infants 3 Availability of social support effected bf. Canada breastfeeding, as first year. Recruited from 4. Physical demands were a reason to stop bf. perceived by adolescent clinics and centres via 5. Knowledge of breastfeeding practice and benefits affected bf. mothers in the area. respondent led methods 6. The maternal perceived sense of comfort effected bf. (posters).
Table 1: Summary of and data extraction from the 15 papers in the meta-synthesis Author, Year and Country Aims Design and Methodology (In-vivo) themes extracted and analysed Hunter and Magill-Cuerden 2014 UK Explore the ways in which a small group of UK adolescent mothers conceptualise their decisions to breastfeed and experience breastfeeding in their communities. n=15 16-20 years old. Qualitative, interviews or focus groups. Postnatal single interviews/FG. Recruited from parenting groups. 1. Stigma of young motherhood has an effect on bf as mothers feared sanctions and tried harder to perform good motherhood 2. Feeding in public is an issue and private as public with an emphasis on the morality of breast exposure. 3. Paucity of support for bf in their social networks. Tension caused to relationships by bf. 4. Need for approval and forming identity as adults, part of bf. Condon et al. 2013 UK To explore teenagers' experiences of the breastfeeding promotion and support delivered by health professionals. n=29 13-18 years old. Qualitative interviews and focus groups of both pregnant and postnatal (up to two years after birth) women. 1. Bf is not normal to the young mothers social group though it is portrayed as normal by professionals. 2. Lack of support for bf beyond the initial few days. 3. Feeding in public was a problem. Nesbitt et al. (2012) Canada To examine the facilitating influences and barriers to initiating, and continuing breastfeeding, as perceived by adolescent mothers in the area. n=16 15-19 years old. Qualitative semi-structured interviewing in the infants first year. Recruited from clinics and centres via respondent led methods (posters). 1. Bf had an impact on social and intimate relationships. 2. Bf risked public breast exposure. 3 Availability of social support effected bf. 4. Physical demands were a reason to stop bf. 5. Knowledge of breastfeeding practice and benefits affected bf. 6. The maternal perceived sense of comfort effected bf.
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