The Power Structure Surrounding Midwives: Focusing on breastfeeding support

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26893295
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
• Principal Investigator: HAMADA Mayumi 日本赤十字看護大学, 看護学部, 助教 (30458096)
• Research Collaborator: SASAKI Miki 城西国際大学, 看護学部看護学科, 准教授 ; SUZUKI Kenta NPO法人えがおさんさん, 訪問看護ステーションさんさん ; SUMIYA Yukari 日本赤十字看護大学, 看護学部看護学科, 講師 ; NISHOJI Atsuko 筑波大学, 人間総合科学研究科看護科学専攻, 博士後期課程
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 母乳育児 / 授乳支援 / 母親 / 体験

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study used a meta-summary of qualitative research findings to exhaustively clarify experiences involving breastfeeding of mothers who are on the receiving side of breastfeeding support from a midwife.
The following categories with the effect size of 20% or more were identified. Mothers felt: 1) difficulties in feeding and pumping due to inadequate knowledge/skills regarding the baby’s reactions, behaviors, and feeding (30%); 2) satisfied and being capable by embracing motherhood as well as being determined to be a mother and valuing the state through direct breastfeeding, while feeling guilty when lactation was not sufficient (25%); and 3) physical and mental suffering due to the change of life style caused by breastfeeding and pumping, ill-health, pain, and the baby’s crying (20%).

Free Research Field

母性看護学・助産学