The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months followed by continued breastfeeding with complementary food up to 2 years of age or beyond. Few women achieve this recommendation in Sweden, and they often stop breastfeeding earlier than they would like. Investigating women’s advice to healthcare professionals is important for the provision of optimal breastfeeding support. The aim of this study was to explore women’s advice to healthcare professionals regarding support for continuing to breastfeed for at least 6 months. This investigation used an exploratory study design, and a purposive sample of women was recruited between 2015 and 2016 through social media platforms. The work is a follow-up of an earlier study exploring women’s perceptions of the factors that assisted them in breastfeeding for at least 6 months. Telephone interviews were conducted with 139 Swedish women who reported that they had breastfed for at least 6 months. Women were asked the question, “Do you have any advice that you would like to give to healthcare professionals regarding breastfeeding support?”. The data were analysed using content analysis. The theme, “Professionals need to offer women sensitive, individualized breastfeeding support to promote a positive breastfeeding experience”, describes the women’s advice based on five categories: 1) providing evidence-based care, 2) preparing expectant parents during pregnancy, 3) creating a respectful and mutual dialogue, 4) offering individual solutions to breastfeeding problems, and 5) offering practical support. This study highlights the importance of professionals providing evidence-based breastfeeding support in a sensitive and individualized manner. This consideration is an important prerequisite to strengthening women’s self-confidence and assisting them in reaching their breastfeeding goals, which may enhance the positive nature of their breastfeeding experience.

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妇女对卫生保健专业人员的母乳喂养建议：“提供敏感的个性化母乳喂养支持”-一项访谈研究

世界卫生组织建议纯母乳喂养6个月，然后继续母乳喂养直至2岁或更老的辅食。在瑞典，很少有妇女能达到这一建议，而且她们通常比自己想要的更早停止母乳喂养。调查妇女对医疗保健专业人员的建议对于提供最佳母乳喂养支持至关重要。这项研究的目的是探讨妇女对保健专业人员的建议，以支持继续母乳喂养至少6个月。这项调查采用了探索性研究设计，并在2015年至2016年之间通过社交媒体平台招募了有目的的女性样本。这项工作是对早期研究的后续研究，该研究探讨了妇女对至少六个月有助于母乳喂养的因素的看法。对139名瑞典妇女进行了电话采访，她们报告说她们已经母乳喂养了至少6个月。妇女被问到一个问题：“关于母乳喂养的支持，您想向医疗保健专业人士提供任何建议吗？”。使用内容分析来分析数据。主题为“专业人士需要向妇女提供敏感的，个性化的母乳喂养支持，以促进积极的母乳喂养体验”，根据以下五类描述了妇女的建议：1）提供循证护理，2）在怀孕期间为准父母做准备，3）创造尊重和相互的对话； 4）为母乳喂养问题提供个性化解决方案； 5）提供实际支持。这项研究强调了专业人士以敏感和个性化的方式提供循证哺乳支持的重要性。这种考虑是增强妇女自信心并帮助她们实现母乳喂养目标的重要先决条件，这可以增强她们母乳喂养经验的积极性。