title: First time mothers' views of breastfeeding support from nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To gain insights into the perceptions of first-time mothers regarding nurses' support of breastfeeding.
  
  
  METHODS
  Phenomenology.
  
  
  METHODS
  Audiotaped interviews were conducted with 20 primiparous breastfeeding mothers within the first month after giving birth vaginally to healthy term infants. Data analysis was concurrent with data collection, and trustworthiness of the data was established.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nurses provided emotional, informational, and tangible support. Nonsupportive behaviors were also identified, including a sense that the nurse was in a hurry, failed to offer breastfeeding assistance, and was inflexible while working with the mother and infant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses can contribute significantly to the successful initiation of and continuation of breastfeeding, and provide new mothers with the confidence and reassurance critical for breastfeeding success.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young Universit College of Nursing, Provo, UT 84602-5544, USA. Lynn_Caallister@byu.edu
authors.forename: Terumi Matsuura
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Lynn Clark
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Callister
authors.forename: Rosanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010298:Parity; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors