Breastfeeding within the circle of motherhood, restriction, and patriarchy: A qualitative study

Abstract

Our purpose in the present study is to analyze the opinions of women regarding the factors that support and hinder their breastfeeding. This is a phenomenological and qualitative study. The present study included 32 breastfeeding women who live in different provinces in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview form and were evaluated using the content analysis method. Three themes and ten sub-themes about women’s experience on breastfeeding their babies and factors affecting their breastfeeding were found. The themes identified were: motherhood, restriction, patriarchy.

Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2021.1935958 .

Authors’ contributions

Kamuran Özdil – wrote the article, analyzed data and developed the study design and project. Aslıhan Çatıker – wrote the article, developed the study design and analyzed data. Gizem Deniz Bulucu Büyüksoy– wrote the article, analyzed data.

Ethical consideration

The study was approved by the university’s ethics committee (Decree no: 2019.21.169). The study purpose was explained to the participants individually and consent was obtained from each participant prior to participation. The participants were assigned a number to be included in their statements. The researchers answered the questions raised by the participants regarding breastfeeding, based on their scientific knowledge and social experience on breastfeeding.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Correction Statement

This article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not impact the academic content of the article.