Coping mechanism against high levels of daily stress by working breastfeeding mothers in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Breastfeeding mothers returning to work undertake multiple conflicting roles at home and work that can result in high levels of stress. Exploring coping skills amongst these mothers can help in planning useful programmes to promote family wellbeing. This study aims to explore the experiences of working breastfeeding mothers and their coping mechanism against high levels of daily stress.

Methods

In this qualitative study, we described the experiences of 20 Iranian breastfeeding mothers through in-depth and semi-structured interviews. All interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Two main themes emerged as follows: 1) self-management with subthemes of a) attitude reconstruction, b) order and planning, c) creating a bo

SUBMITTER: Valizadeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6626234 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature