Understanding Breastfeeding: Social and Emotional Aspects (2 Parts)

Synopsis: The technique of getting a baby latched on is a basic skill of breastfeeding. The ease with which a woman can do this is affected in turn by her feelings about her body, her baby and those who are trying to help her, as well as by social pressures coming from the family and the wider society. Her continuing ability to breastfeed in a satisfying way also depends on her feelings about night feeds, the baby crying, her relationship with her partner and the attitudes of other people to breastfeeding.
Two videos in which mothers describe the highs and lows of breastfeeding and the varied social influences on them. Sheila Kitzinger discusses with them the meaning that breastfeeding may have for a woman and explores ways in which care-givers can offer understanding and the best emotional support. Women who successfully breastfeed are not necessarily the women for whom it all came easily. They are very often the women who faced great difficulty, but somehow managed to go on because they had the right support. The women talk of the primal physiological and extreme emotions they experienced, especially when things went wrong, which were often at odds with a ‘misty Madonna and child’ image. They also speak of the need for the right kind of support.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2000
Year of production: 1999
Subjects: Social welfare
Keywords: breast-feeding; health visitors; midwifery

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