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South African community health workers’ perspectives of mother–infant bonding
Early Child Development and Care ( IF 1.206 ) Pub Date : 2020-12-03 , DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2020.1850446
Ella Bust 1 , Athena Pedro 1
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ABSTRACT

In South Africa, the mother-infant relationship is often conceptualized using international frameworks. Yet, contextual knowledge of mother-infant bonding is essential, as a strong mother–infant bond enhances a mother’s capacity to care for her infant, and is associated with many positive child development outcomes. Community health workers work intimately with South Africa’s mothers and infants, and are a valuable source of insight into local experiences. This study explored South African community health workers’ perspectives of mother–infant bonding. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 community health workers. A thematic analysis of the interviews suggests that the community health workers perceive mother–infant bonding as a central component of early development. Bonding was seen to improve mothers’ care capacity, especially in poverty-stricken contexts. The benefits of bonding were characterized as being far-reaching, from pregnancy to adulthood. The community health workers described effective approaches to bonding as being simple, intuitive, and free.



中文翻译:

南非社区卫生工作者对母婴关系的看法

摘要

在南非,母婴关系经常使用国际框架来概念化。然而,母婴关系的背景知识是必不可少的,因为强大的母婴关系可以增强母亲照顾婴儿的能力,并与许多积极的儿童发展成果相关。社区卫生工作者与南非的母亲和婴儿密切合作,是了解当地经验的宝贵来源。本研究探讨了南非社区卫生工作者对母婴关系的看法。对 15 名社区卫生工作者进行了半结构化访谈。对访谈的主题分析表明,社区卫生工作者将母婴关系视为早期发展的核心组成部分。结合被认为可以提高母亲的照顾能力,尤其是在贫困的情况下。从怀孕到成年,结合的好处被认为是深远的。社区卫生工作者将有效的联系方式描述为简单、直观和免费。

更新日期:2020-12-03
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