Psychosomatic interaction between mother and infant during breast feeding.
Within the context of a major research project on the impact of mother's depression on breast feeding, this study presents a qualitative analysis of mother-infant interaction during a single breast feeding situation. From the holistic perspective there emerged five central themes of interaction, which all displayed a different purpose. Mothers had quite often difficulties in psychosomatic interaction during a phase of hungry eating. More detailed analysis revealed some interesting differences between the depressed and nondepressed mothers.
Tamminen
T M
TM
Department of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland.
Salmelin
R K
RK
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003657:Decision Making; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011603:Psychophysiology; D013997:Time Factors