title: Identifying psychosocial obstacles to breastfeeding success.
abstract: Breastfeeding is an intimate process that requires psychosocial adjustment as well as technical skill. This article reviews research on the relationships of personality, family and social environments, attitudes, and emotional states to breastfeeding outcomes. Risk factors for breastfeeding difficulties are discussed, alternative feeding plans are outlined, and interventions to address psychosocial needs are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Hanover, NH 03756.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kearney
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001290:Attitude; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality