SLIDE 1 MOTHERHOOD, MORALITY AND INFANT FEEDING
Dawn Mannay MannayDI@Cardiff.ac.uk Ruby Marzella Aimee Grant
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INTRODUCTION
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World Health Organisation - breastfeeding has a range
- f benefits for mother and baby
Breastfeeding rates in Wales are very low only one per cent of Welsh women exclusively breastfeeding their babies for six months
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Intergenerational infant feeding practices Constructions of ‘acceptable motherhood’
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PARTICIPANTS
Six new mother and grandmother dyads (N12)
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METHODOLOGY
Visual Artefacts Interviews Experiences of infant feeding Role of health services Role of family Role of outside others
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FINDINGS - INTERGENERATIONAL PATTERNS
No direct intergenerational relationship between mother and grandmother feeding practices
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FINDINGS – MATERNAL SUPPORT IMPORTANT
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FINDINGS - POLICING PREGNANCY
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FINDINGS – BOTTLE FEEDING, MEDIATION, STIGMA
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FINDINGS – BREAST FEEDING DIFFICULTIES
Medical complications Pain not discomfort Lack of ‘realistic’ knowledge Work commitments Weights and measures
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FINDINGS – POLICING BREAST FEEDING LIFESTYLE
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FINDINGS – POLICING BREAST FEEDING STIGMA
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BREASTFEEDING – LACK OF FACILITIES
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FINDINGS – MIXED QUALITY OF ADVICE/SUPPORT
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FINDINGS – WEB BASED SUPPORT
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SUMMARY – MORAL MAZE OF MOTHERHOOD
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PUBLISHING THE DATA
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