Breastfeeding has health benefit for the baby and mother,it is necessary to have the support of others to help mothers reach their personal breastfeedinggoals increase the breastfeeding. There are several factors that can help reduce behavior or breastfeeding.
The goal of the research was to gain a holistic understanding of the present breastfeeding experiences of mothers,while identifying resources and encourage for breastfeeding in the Athens-Clarke County and surrounding areas. The research question is Can we determine the quality of support for breatfeedingwomen,and understand now it affects the ability to reach goals set by various agencies in the US? This was an exploratory qualitative study of in-depth interviews with a total of 21 mothers (12 From WIC; 9 from Full Bloom) From Athens-Clarke County and surrounding areas. The gather criteria of the participants were mothers of infants who were 12 months old or younger who delivered in Athens. The mothers were individually interviewed. Informants attributed their success,ordefault of, to the possession of a breastfeeding role model.Successful mothers shared how important it is to have peers who breastfed and/or are supportive of breastfeeding. While some reported positive support, others reported negative reaction from their work environment. About 75% of the mother reported negative or no support from their clinician or staff of the hospital. Some informants reported a perceived lack of honesty on the clinician’s part about the possible difficulties and possible problems. It is essentail that clinicians provide honest and consistent breastfeeding information to prepare mothers for potential challenges that may arise during the syllabus of breastfeeding.