The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice

ABSTRACT Strategies that have been successful in promoting breastfeeding practice and to increase breastfeeding education include mother-to-mother support and close contact with breastfeeding support members through home visits. The objective of this study is to explore the experience of traditiona...

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Main Authors:	Muda, Siti Mariam, Hasan, Haliza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Journal of Children, Women, Elderly and Disable People 2019
Subjects:	RT Nursing
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/78693/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78693/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/78693/1/IJCWED8_04_Article.pdf

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spelling	iium-786932020-02-15T16:04:35Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78693/ The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice Muda, Siti Mariam Hasan, Haliza RT Nursing ABSTRACT Strategies that have been successful in promoting breastfeeding practice and to increase breastfeeding education include mother-to-mother support and close contact with breastfeeding support members through home visits. The objective of this study is to explore the experience of traditional massage practitioners in promoting and supporting breastfeeding practice. A qualitative study using semi structured face-to-face interview was conducted among breastfeeding support group members who are working as traditional massage practitioners. The data was transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes were revealed involving participants real enjoyed the experiences, gaining knowledge on breastfeeding technique and breastfeeding challenges. This study identified that the traditional massage practitioners have shown good support towards breastfeeding practice and recommended the need of massage therapy for continuity of this practice. International Journal of Children, Women, Elderly and Disable People 2019-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78693/1/IJCWED8_04_Article.pdf Muda, Siti Mariam and Hasan, Haliza (2019) The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice. International Journal For Studies On Children, Women, Elderly And Disabled People, 1 (2). pp. 6-12. E-ISSN 0128-309X https://www.ijcwed.com/
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description	ABSTRACT Strategies that have been successful in promoting breastfeeding practice and to increase breastfeeding education include mother-to-mother support and close contact with breastfeeding support members through home visits. The objective of this study is to explore the experience of traditional massage practitioners in promoting and supporting breastfeeding practice. A qualitative study using semi structured face-to-face interview was conducted among breastfeeding support group members who are working as traditional massage practitioners. The data was transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes were revealed involving participants real enjoyed the experiences, gaining knowledge on breastfeeding technique and breastfeeding challenges. This study identified that the traditional massage practitioners have shown good support towards breastfeeding practice and recommended the need of massage therapy for continuity of this practice.
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author	Muda, Siti Mariam Hasan, Haliza
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title	The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice
title_short	The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice
title_full	The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice
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publisher	International Journal of Children, Women, Elderly and Disable People
publishDate	2019
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The experience of traditional massage practitioners in supporting breastfeeding practice

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