From: Facilitators and barriers of breastfeeding late preterm infants according to mothers’ experiences
Items/Intervention Facilitating Breastfeeding | Percent |
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Being taught how to position the infant at the breast | 32 |
Availability of a breast pump | 31 |
Availability of expert lactation support | 30 |
Having the baby in the same room as the mother or being able to see him/her without any time constraints | 27 |
Breastfeeding support group | 13 |
Previous positive experience breastfeeding | 12 |
Kangaroo mother care | 2 |
Availability of written information about the importance of breastfeeding | 2 |
Items/Intervention Inhibiting Breastfeeding | |
Inadequate suckling capacity due to prematurity | 26 |
Separation from infant | 25 |
Presence of medical devices such as phototherapy | 21 |
Maternal concerns about providing an adequate milk supply | 20 |
Infant’s drowsiness | 18 |
Presence of comorbidity | 17 |
Having twins | 9 |
Insufficient support from expert lactation consultant | 7 |
Maternal perception of being inadequate | 6 |
Maternal stress due to infant’s clinical conditions | 6 |