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Vol.4 , No. 1, Publication Date: Feb. 1, 2018, Page: 9-16
 complicated by pre-existing Type Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Twelve women plus four of their mothers, three partners and one father (20 respondents in all) were recruited by clinicians. A convenience sampling procedure was used respondents consisted of 12 pregnant women with Type Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The findings showed that for some women, the decision to breastfeed was made with regard to medical benefits for herself and her infant and with reference to practicalities. The decision to formula feed often reflected concerns for bodily comfort and preference. Some women expressed feeling pressure to breastfeed from family and friends and/or from midwives and healthcare professionals. All respondents reported a lack of information and support in their infant feeding choices. They said that the main focus from midwives, healthcare professionals, family and friends was on their diabetes management during pregnancy with limited support in relation to infant feeding choices. In conclusion the experience of infant feeding is complex and often distressing for mothers and their families. Midwives and healthcare professionals need to provide women with pregnancies complicated by diabetes the information and support they need when making infant feeding choice and feeding their babies.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/894.jpg)
| [1] | Elizabeth Stenhouse, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK. |
| [2] | Nicole Stephen, Hamilton Health Sciences, Burlington, Canada. |
| [3] | Gayle Letherby, School of Health Professions, Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK. |
The project objectives were to explore the infant feeding choices made by women with pre-exiting diabetes and the support they received from midwives and healthcare professionals. The research design was qualitative. We conducted six single interviews with pregnant women, five dyad interviews: three with pregnant women and mother and two with pregnant women and male partner, one four-way interview: one pregnant woman with mother, father and male partner. The study was conducted in the South West of England UK in a large district general hospital with approximately 5,000 births per year with approximately 85 (1.7%) complicated by pre-existing Type Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Twelve women plus four of their mothers, three partners and one father (20 respondents in all) were recruited by clinicians. A convenience sampling procedure was used respondents consisted of 12 pregnant women with Type Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The findings showed that for some women, the decision to breastfeed was made with regard to medical benefits for herself and her infant and with reference to practicalities. The decision to formula feed often reflected concerns for bodily comfort and preference. Some women expressed feeling pressure to breastfeed from family and friends and/or from midwives and healthcare professionals. All respondents reported a lack of information and support in their infant feeding choices. They said that the main focus from midwives, healthcare professionals, family and friends was on their diabetes management during pregnancy with limited support in relation to infant feeding choices. In conclusion the experience of infant feeding is complex and often distressing for mothers and their families. Midwives and healthcare professionals need to provide women with pregnancies complicated by diabetes the information and support they need when making infant feeding choice and feeding their babies.
Keywords
Diabetes, Infant Feeding, Breastfeeding, Women’s Experience
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