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Volume 2, Issue 2 (Suppl) Breast Can Curr Res
ISSN: 2572-4118 BCCR, an open access journal Breast Cancer Summit 2017
May 08-10, 2017
May 08-10, 2017 Singapore
4th World Congress on
Breast Cancer
Breastfeeding experiences of Taiwanese mothers of infants with neonatal jaundice in a baby-friendly
hospital environment
Kuei-Hui Chu1 and Li-Yin Chien2
1Ching-Kuo Institute of Management and Health , Taiwan
2National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan
Background: The rise in the breastfeeding rate comes with an increase in the prevalence of neonatal jaundice in ethnic Chinese babies.
Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the breastfeeding experiences of mothers of infants with neonatal jaundice.
Method: In-depth qualitative interviews and content analysis were conducted with nine mothers of newborns with neonatal jaundice
and breastfed their babies during the first year postpartum.
Results: Mothers’ experiences can be described in four phases and six themes. (1) Prenatal stage: Build breastfeeding belief, i.e.,
breastfeeding is best and a natural behavior, without awareness of neonatal jaundice; (2) Stage after neonatal jaundice started to
appear: Including two themes, questioning beliefs in breastfeeding and happiness about being a mother. Mothers lacked knowledge
and ignored the threat of neonatal jaundice, mainly focused on their physical discomforts and worrisome about insufficient breast
milk, they also felt an intimate mother-infant bond through breastfeeding; (3) Stage when newborns had neonatal jaundice: Including
two themes, neonatal jaundice and phototherapy caused negative emotions and regaining original beliefs about breastfeeding. They
struggled through emotional swings and inconsistent advices about whether phototherapy and formula supplementation is needed.
Then they decided neonatal jaundice is only temporary then retrieved initial beliefs of breastfeeding; (4) Stage after neonatal jaundice
faded and mothers continued breastfeeding: Insist and adapt.
Conclusions: When their babies had neonatal jaundice, women experienced physical discomfort, external pressures and negative
emotions concurrently. It is essential for health professionals to provide assistance and for family to provide support during this time.
Biography
Kuei-Hui Chu has completed her PhD from National Yang-Ming University. Her professional interests include women's health, child health and neonatal care.
Kuei-Hui Chu et al., Breast Can Curr Res 2017, 2:2(Suppl)