Theme and codes | Barrier | Enabler |
---|---|---|
Mothers’ attributes: physical and mental wellbeing, experience and relationships | Frequency counts* | |
 Mother’s body image | + | + |
 Mother’s negative emotions (angry, unhappy) | ++ | – |
Mother’s positive emotions (happy, feels good) | + | ++E |
 Mother’s perception of breastmilk supply | ++++ | ++ |
 Mother’s experience (not first child) | + | + |
 Mother’s first breastfeeding experience | + | + |
 Mother’s health status or physical wellbeing | +++ | ++ |
 Mother’s choice | + | + |
 Mother’s hunger & nutrition | ++ | ++ |
 Mother’s priorities | ++ | + |
 Mother’s sexual relationships | + | + |
Mother’s stress | ++++B | + |
Mothers’ knowledge, attitudes & practices of breastfeeding | ||
Benefits of breastfeeding | – | +++E |
 Conventional medicines for babies | +++ | ++ |
 Expressing breastmilk | + | + |
 Foods to make or increase breastmilk | + | ++ |
 Frequency and duration of breastfeeding | + | + |
 Information on infant feeding | + | + |
Mixed feeding | ++++B | + |
 Positioning and latching | + | + |
Family environment | ||
 Advice from elders | + | + |
Home setting | ++++B | +++E |
 Food at home | + | + |
 Relationship with the father of the child | + | + |
Social environment | ||
Health professionals | ++ | ++E |
 Breastfeeding seen as low social status | + | – |
 Breastfeeding in public | + | + |
Public spaces & places (malls, taxis, other people) | +++B | + |
 Traditional beliefs & practices | + | + |
 Work environment | + | + |
Baby cues | ||
 Baby does not want to or struggles to breastfeed | + | – |
 Baby full | + | + |
Baby’s health | ++ | ++E |
 Baby not full | ++ | + |
 Baby bonding & love | + | + |
 Baby crying | + | + |
 Baby breastfeeding frequently | + | – |
 Baby’s growth & development | + | + |
 Baby sleeping longer or better | + | + |
Baby stomach ailments | ++B | + |
 Baby upset or unsettled by mother’s emotions | + | – |