title: Breastfeeding success and failure: implications for nurses.
abstract: Breastfeeding is a relationship and a method of communication. Breastfeeding success or failure is a personally defined experience that is based on a woman's individual perceptions and self-definition. This article discusses various aspects of relationship and communication as they relate to the breastfeeding experience and the effect of connections and disconnections in the mother-infant and mother-nurse relationships. The major goal of the nursing care is to support and encourage a "growth fostering" relationship that is based on mutuality and empathy, regardless of the duration of the breastfeeding experience.
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Driscoll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009769:Object Attachment