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Conference Paper: Factors contributing to the early cessation of breastfeeding in Hong Kong
| Title | Factors contributing to the early cessation of breastfeeding in Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Keywords | Breast feeding Asian women |
| Issue Date | 2010 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (APHA). The Conference Program's website is located at https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/past-and-future-annual-meetings |
| Citation | The 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA 2010), Denver, CO., 6-10 November 2010. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | Although 70% of all new mothers in Hong Kong now initiate breastfeeding, less than 25% of women exclusively breastfeed and almost one-half stop breastfeeding within the first month postpartum. The purpose of this study was to explore the breastfeeding experiences of Hong Kong Chinese mothers who prematurely discontinue breastfeeding to identify contributing factors which might be remediated to help women breastfeed longer. In-depth, exploratory interviews were carried out with 24 new mothers who stopped breastfeeding within one month after birth and content analysis was used to analyse the data. Five core themes emerged from the data: unnatural expectations, figuring it out, uncertainty, unfulfilling experiences, and guilt vs. relief. Because breast... |
| Description | Conference Theme: Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative Session 5017.0: Breastfeeding Poster Session: paper no. 225766 |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/143848 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | Tarrant, M | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Wu, KM | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Dodgson, JE | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-12-21T08:57:33Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2011-12-21T08:57:33Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 138th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA 2010), Denver, CO., 6-10 November 2010. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/143848 | - |
| dc.description | Conference Theme: Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative | - |
| dc.description | Session 5017.0: Breastfeeding Poster Session: paper no. 225766 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Although 70% of all new mothers in Hong Kong now initiate breastfeeding, less than 25% of women exclusively breastfeed and almost one-half stop breastfeeding within the first month postpartum. The purpose of this study was to explore the breastfeeding experiences of Hong Kong Chinese mothers who prematurely discontinue breastfeeding to identify contributing factors which might be remediated to help women breastfeed longer. In-depth, exploratory interviews were carried out with 24 new mothers who stopped breastfeeding within one month after birth and content analysis was used to analyse the data. Five core themes emerged from the data: unnatural expectations, figuring it out, uncertainty, unfulfilling experiences, and guilt vs. relief. Because breast... | - |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Public Health Association (APHA). The Conference Program's website is located at https://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/past-and-future-annual-meetings | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, APHA 2010 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Breast feeding | - |
| dc.subject | Asian women | - |
| dc.title | Factors contributing to the early cessation of breastfeeding in Hong Kong | en_US |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Tarrant, M: tarrantm@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
| dc.identifier.authority | Tarrant, M=rp00461 | en_US |
| dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 197921 | en_US |
| dc.publisher.place | United States | - |