Table 2: Salient breastfeeding behavioral, breastfeeding normative, and breastfeeding
control beliefs
|
|
Frequencya (N
= 17) |
Responses (%) |
|
Behavioral
Breastfeeding Beliefs |
|
|
|
Advantages |
|
|
|
Bonding/Connection to baby |
8 |
47 |
|
Benefits to baby |
7 |
41 |
|
Immune benefits |
7 |
41 |
|
Health benefits |
6 |
35 |
|
Nutritional benefits |
6 |
35 |
|
Maternal benefits |
4 |
24 |
|
Disadvantages |
|
|
|
Balancing Nurse/Maternal Role |
10 |
59 |
|
Inconvenience |
9 |
53 |
|
Time consuming |
9 |
53 |
|
Increased effort |
7 |
41 |
|
Scheduling time to pump at work |
7 |
41 |
|
Matching feeding/pumping schedule |
4 |
24 |
|
Pumping frequency during shift |
4 |
24 |
|
Infrequent pumpingàdecreased supply |
4 |
24 |
|
Increased workload for co workers |
4 |
24 |
|
Normative
Breastfeeding Beliefs |
|
|
|
Approval |
|
|
|
Husband/Spouse |
13 |
76 |
|
Friends |
9 |
53 |
|
Mother |
8 |
47 |
|
Other Family |
8 |
47 |
|
Co-workers/Other Nurses |
7 |
41 |
|
Parents |
5 |
29 |
|
Management |
4 |
24 |
|
Disapproval |
|
|
|
Co-workers/Other Nurses |
9 |
53 |
|
“No one” |
6 |
35 |
|
Management |
4 |
24 |
|
Breastfeeding
Control Beliefs |
|
|
|
Facilitators |
|
|
|
Designated pumping location |
13 |
76 |
|
Private room |
7 |
41 |
|
Feeling Supported |
7 |
41 |
|
Allotted break time |
6 |
35 |
|
Nurse to watch patients |
5 |
29 |
|
Location convenient/close to unit |
4 |
24 |
|
Barriers |
|
|
|
Inadequate
break time |
10 |
59 |
|
Not
having an acceptable pumping location |
9 |
53 |
|
Guilt/Role-conflict |
7 |
41 |
|
Lack
of support |
5 |
29 |
|
No
place to store breast milk |
4 |
24 |
|
aFrequency is the number of RNs who stated the
recorded belief. |
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