Study Design and Methods
Participant confidentiality was maintained during the interview and data collection process by using numbers rather than names. Subject’s names remained confidential through a password protected electronic database. Other than use of names to determine mutually agreeable interview time and location, no identifiable information was linked to the qualitative data .
Interview questions were developed by the research team using common subjects in breastfeeding and dental research. The questions sought to specifically identify patterns of breastfeeding and cosleeping, as well as dental advice rendered by HCPs. In person, digitally recorded interviews were conducted with 14 cosleeping breastfeeding mothers with children ranging in age from 6 months to 2 years.