Contested moral landscapes: Negotiating breastfeeding stigma in breastmilk sharing, nighttime breastfeeding, and long-term breastfeeding in the US and the UK

C Tomori, AEL Palmquist, S Dowling - Social Science & Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent public health breastfeeding promotion efforts have galvanized media debates about
breastfeeding in wealthy, Euro-American settings. A growing body of research demonstrates …

An exploration of the experiences of mothers who breastfeed long-term: what are the issues and why does it matter?

S Dowling, A Brown - Breastfeeding Medicine, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes breastfeeding for 2
years and beyond. Despite this, only 25% of women in the United Kingdom are …

Moral work in women's narratives of breastfeeding

K Ryan, P Bissell, J Alexander - Social science & medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Women's narratives of their breastfeeding experiences are sites of construction and
reconstruction of self as they undertake moral work in relation to feeding their baby. We …

Determinants of continued breastfeeding at 12 and 24 months: results of an Australian cohort study

J Scott, E Ahwong, G Devenish, D Ha, L Do - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Breastfeeding to 12 months and beyond offers considerable health benefits to both infants
and mothers. Despite these recognized benefits, relatively few women in high income …

Breastfeeding beyond infancy: a concept analysis

M Brockway, L Venturato - Journal of advanced nursing, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To report an analysis of the concept of breastfeeding beyond infancy. Background The
World Health Organization and Health Canada recommends breastfeeding is sustained until …

Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding:'Betwixt and between', and 'matter out of place'

S Dowling, D Pontin - Health:, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Breastmilk is widely considered as the optimum nutrition source for babies and an important
factor in both improving public health and reducing health inequalities. Current …

The association between women's perceptions of professional support and problems experienced on breastfeeding cessation: a Western Australian study

YL Hauck, J Fenwick, SS Dhaliwal… - Journal of Human …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
A cross-sectional survey was used to determine the association among women's
breastfeeding problems, their perceptions of support from midwives and child health nurses …

Against all odds—Why UK mothers' breastfeeding beyond infancy are turning to their international peers for emotional and informative support

JE Jackson, J Hallam - Health Care for Women International, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The health benefits of breastfeeding are well documented and current recommendations are
that women should breastfeed their child for two years and beyond. Despite this the UK has …

Sustained breastfeeding

K Mortensen, S Tawia - Breastfeeding Review, 2013 - search.informit.org
This paper reviews the research on breastfeeding duration of 1-2 years or beyond. Until the
widespread introduction of Western artificial feeding products, children throughout the world …

'Surely you're not still breastfeeding': a qualitative exploration of women's experiences of breastfeeding beyond infancy in the UK

AJ Thompson, AE Topping, LL Jones - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To explore women's experiences of breastfeeding beyond infancy (> 1 year).
Understanding these experiences, including the motivators, enablers and barriers faced …