dc.contributor.author | McShane, Mary Michele | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-16T19:28:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-16T19:28:23Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/64702 | |
dc.description.abstract | A small percentage of women will require hospitalization in a critical care unit during the postpartum period, and breastfeeding is a goal for many of these mothers. Critical care units are staffed by highly skilled health care providers; however, breastfeeding support is not part of the critical care unit culture. This interpretive phenomenology study explored the experience of women being in a critical care unit soon after having a baby that they planned to breastfeed. Three themes were developed after analyzing and interpreting the data: Separation from my baby (with sub-themes planning helps with separation and creative connections); Breastfeeding, an afterthought in the ICU; and Surviving pre-empts breastfeeding. This study provides insights about the meaning of the breastfeeding experience to mothers in critical care. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Breastfeeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Phenomenology | en_US |
dc.subject | Maternal critical care | en_US |
dc.subject | Women's experience | en_US |
dc.title | The Meaning of the Breastfeeding Experience for Mothers in Critical Care | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.date.defence | 2015-11-25 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Nursing | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Nursing | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | n/a | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Dr. Marilyn Macdonald | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Dr. Glenda Carson | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Professor Maureen White | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Marilyn Macdonald | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Dr. Faith Wight Moffatt | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Received | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |