title: Maternal psychological issues in the experience of breastfeeding.
abstract: This paper describes various situations wherein psychological etiologies of breastfeeding failure were discovered after exhausting the usual means of assisting the new mother. This discussion involves a look at possibilities of why and when to consider emotional difficulties and when to provide referrals for assistance.
authors.affiliation: Central Coast Pregnancy Center, Santa Maria, CA, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003253:Consultants; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations