| Fathers of breastfed infants: postponing and types of involvement. | |
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PMID: 8410435 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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OBJECTIVE: To examine husbands' experiences of having their wives breastfeed. DESIGN: Qualitative method of grounded theory. SETTING: In-depth interviews by phone at home. PARTICIPANTS: Fourteen middle-class, urban, Canadian fathers of successfully breastfed infants. RESULTS: The fathers reported a disparity in the types of relationships that their children had with each of their parents as a result of breastfeeding. The process that enabled the fathers to accept this perceived difference was labeled postponing. Four fathering styles, which explain the variation in postponing, were found. The phases of postponing include becoming aware of the disparity, simultaneously developing accepting strategies and acknowledging reinforcing factors, and, finally, developing compensating behaviors to increase the fathers' interactions with their infants and promote closer relationships. When weaning occurred, the fathers' relationships with their children changed as the fathers found ways to catch up. CONCLUSIONS: A need exists for realistic education about the realities of breastfeeding for fathers. More outlets for fathers' negative emotions toward breastfeeding need to be found. |
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Authors:
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D Gamble; J M Morse |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG Volume: 22 ISSN: 0884-2175 ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Publication Date: 1993 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-11-19 Completed Date: 1993-11-19 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8503123 Medline TA: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 358-65 Citation Subset: IM; N |
Affiliation:
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Okanagan University College, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. |
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Adaptation, Psychological* Adult Attitude to Health Awareness Bottle Feeding / psychology Breast Feeding* Decision Making Father-Child Relations* Fathers / education, psychology* Gender Identity Humans Male Maternal-Child Nursing / methods Models, Psychological Nursing Methodology Research Paternal Behavior* Reinforcement (Psychology) Sampling Studies Weaning |
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J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 1994 Jun;23(5):376
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