Motherhood, morality and infant feeding MeSC Pecha Kucha Event Wednesday October 15th 2014 Cardiff University

1. MOTHERHOOD, MORALITY AND INFANT FEEDING
Dawn Mannay MannayDI@Cardiff.ac.uk
Ruby Marzella
Aimee Grant

2. INTRODUCTION

3. RESEARCH CONTEXT
World Health Organisation -breastfeeding has a range of benefits for mother and baby
Breastfeeding rates in Wales are very low only one per cent of Welsh women exclusively breastfeeding their babies for six months

4. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Intergenerational infant feeding practices
Constructions of ‘acceptable motherhood’

5. PARTICIPANTS
Six new mother and grandmother dyads (N12)

6. METHODOLOGY
Visual Artefacts
Interviews
Experiences of infant feeding
Role of health services
Role of family
Role of outside others

7. FINDINGS -INTERGENERATIONAL PATTERNS
No direct intergenerational relationship between mother and grandmother feeding practices

8. FINDINGS –MATERNAL SUPPORT IMPORTANT

9. FINDINGS -POLICING PREGNANCY

10. FINDINGS –BOTTLE FEEDING, MEDIATION, STIGMA

11. FINDINGS –BREAST FEEDING DIFFICULTIES
Medical complications
Pain not discomfort
Lack of ‘realistic’ knowledge
Work commitments
Weights and measures

12. FINDINGS –POLICING BREAST FEEDING LIFESTYLE

13. FINDINGS –POLICING BREAST FEEDING STIGMA

14. BREASTFEEDING –LACK OF FACILITIES

15. FINDINGS –MIXED QUALITY OF ADVICE/SUPPORT

16. FINDINGS –WEB BASED SUPPORT

17. SUMMARY –MORAL MAZE OF MOTHERHOOD

18. PUBLISHING THE DATA