Men's views and experiences of infant feeding: a qualitative systematic review

Earle, Sarah and Hadley, Robin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-7648 (2018) Men's views and experiences of infant feeding: a qualitative systematic review. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 14 (3). e12586. ISSN 1740-8695

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Abstract

Although the advantages of breastfeeding are well documented, rates for breastfeeding often fall short of international and national targets. Increasing attention has been paid to the role of men in infant feeding, but a lot of the research about men has been elicited from women, rather than from men themselves. To explore these issues further, a systematic review of the qualitative research on infant feeding was carried out, focusing specifically on men's own views and experiences. Evidence was identified by searching electronic databases (CINAL, Cochrane, PubMed, and Scopus), manually searching citations, and by searching the grey literature. Studies were included in the review if they discussed men's views and experiences of infant feeding and if they reported primary qualitative data. Twenty research papers were included in the review, and each study was summarised and then analysed thematically to produce a synthesis. Five major analytical themes were identified: men's knowledge of infant feeding; men's perceptions of their role in infant feeding; positive views on breastfeeding; negative views on breastfeeding; and men's experiences of health promotion and support. The review concludes by highlighting that although men can play an important role in supporting women, they do not have a significant role in infant feeding decisions.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	Yes
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2023 13:50
Publisher:	Wiley
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Earle, S, Hadley, R. Men's views and experiences of infant feeding: A qualitative systematic review. Matern Child Nutr. 2018; 14:e12586., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12586. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Divisions:	Faculties > Science and Engineering Research Centres > Decent Work and Productivity
Subject terms:	Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Decision Making, Breast Feeding, Social Support, Databases, Factual, Infant, Men, Health Promotion, Female, Male, breastfeeding, health promotion, infant feeding, qualitative methods, systematic review, women's health, Breast Feeding, Databases, Factual, Decision Making, Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Promotion, Humans, Infant, Male, Men, Social Support, 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition & Dietetics
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/631434
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12586
ISSN	1740-8695
e-ISSN	1740-8709

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