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Prata om amning: Distriktssköterskors upplevelser av att ge amningsstöd
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Talk about breastfeeding : The district nurses experiences of providing breastfeeding support (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Amning har hälsofördelar för både moder och barn, dock ses det en minskning av helamning i Sverige de senaste åren. En anledning till denna minskning är bland annat bristande stöd. Det är distriktssköterskor inom barnhälsovården som har en viktig och i många fall avgörande roll i att erbjuda amningsstöd till familjer så att amningen främjas och så att helamning i Sverige ökar. Syfte: Syftet var att inom barnhälsovården belysa distriktssköterskors upplevelse av att ge amningsstöd till föräldrar. Metod: I studien användes en kvalitativ metod med fenomenologisk ansats. Det var åtta distriktssköterskor som intervjuades och samtliga arbetar inom barnhälsovården på Närhälsan i västra delen av Sverige. Resultat: Analysen resulterade i tre innebördselement; Amningsstöd en utmanande och viktig arbetsuppgift, Relationen mellan föräldrar och distriktssköterskor påverkar amningsstödet och Amning är ett gemensamt ansvar. I resultatet framkom det att det finns flera utmaningar som distriktssköterskan behöver bemästra för att kunna ge ett individanpassat amningsstöd och som främjar amning. Konklusion: En av de upplevda utmaningarna var att föräldrar inte alltid är mottagliga för information och stöd. Om distriktssköterskornas upplevda utmaningar kring amningsstöd reduceras och uppmärksammas kan det tänkas minska den negativa amningstrenden i Sverige.

Abstract [en]

Background: Even though breastfeeding has health beneficial effects for both mother and child, exclusive breastfeeding has been in a declining trend in Sweden for the past few years. One reason for this decline is deficient support. District nurses within the pediatric health care have an important and in many ways vital role when it comes to offering exclusive breastfeeding support to families, in order for its use to be encouraged and increased in Sweden. Aim: The aim was to highlight the experience of the district nurse in pediatric health care, providing breastfeeding support to parents. Method: For the study a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach was used. In total there were eight district nurses interviewed, all of them working in the pediatric health care at Närhälsan in West of Sweden. Findings: The analysis resulted in three components; Breastfeeding support is a challenging and important assignment, The relation between parents and district nurses affects the breastfeeding support, and Breastfeeding is a shared responsibility. The findings revealed that there are several challenges the district nurse has to master, in order to provide personalized breastfeeding support that encourages breastfeeding. Conclusion: One of the perceived challenges was that parents are not always receptive to information and support. If the district nurses' perceived challenges regarding breastfeeding support are reduced and recognized, it may be possible to reduce the negative breastfeeding trend in Sweden.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 32
Keywords [en]
Breastfeeding, child health care, district nurse, support, parents
Keywords [sv]
Amning, barnhälsovård, distriktssköterska, föräldrar, stöd
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-23925OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-23925DiVA, id: diva2:1866644
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Nursing/Nursing Science
Educational program
Primary Health Care - Specialist Nursing Programme
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Available from: 2024-06-07 Created: 2024-06-07 Last updated: 2024-06-07Bibliographically approved

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