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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26738| Title: | Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK |
| Authors: | Chambers, A Emmott, EH Myers, S Page, AE |
| Keywords: | infant feeding;social support;breast/chest-feeding;health visitors;UK |
| Issue Date: | 7-Mar-2023 |
| Publisher: | BioMed Central (part of Springer Nature) |
| Citation: | Chambers, A. et al. (2023) 'Emotional and informational social support from health visitors and breastfeeding outcomes in the UK', International Breastfeeding Journal, 18 (1), 14, pp. 1 - 10. doi: 10.1186/s13006-023-00551-7. |
| Abstract: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2023. Shorter breastfeeding duration is associated with detrimental consequences for infant health/development and maternal health. Previous studies suggest social support is essential in maintaining breast/chest-feeding and helping to improve general infant feeding experiences. Public health bodies therefore work to support breastfeeding in the UK, yet UK breastfeeding rates continue to be one of the lowest globally. With this, a better understanding of the effectiveness and quality of infant feeding support is required. In the UK, health visitors (community public health nurses specialising in working with families with a child aged 0–5 years) have been positioned as one of the key providers of breast/chest-feeding support. Research evidence suggests that both inadequate informational support and poor/negative emotional support can lead to poor breastfeeding experiences and early breastfeeding cessation. Thus, this study tests the hypothesis that emotional support from health visitors moderates the relationship between informational support and breastfeeding duration/infant feeding experience among UK mothers. |
| Description: | Availability of data and materials:
The dataset supporting the conclusions of this article is available in the OSF repository, https://osf.io/2d4v5/. Supplementary Information is available online at https://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13006-023-00551-7#Sec20 . |
| URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26738 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-023-00551-7 |
| Other Identifiers: | ORCID iD: Abigail E. Page https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0973-1569 14 |
| Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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