Hi Andrea,
I've been looking at internet breastfeeding support and came across a paper
that might provide some food for thought.
Dunham et al. (1998). Computer-mediated social support: Single young mothers
as a model system. American Journal of Community Psychology 26: 281-306.
Putting the mother in touch with another young mum who is or did breastfeed
can provide her with a model of how you can be young and breastfeed and
provide support for her to do that if it is what she wants. Peer support is
different from support from a professional such as yourself. One way of
putting young mums in touch with one another is via the internet.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
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> > My interest is breastfeeding among teenager mothers.
> > I am seeking information on how often teenage mothers chose
> > breastfeeding. I worked with a teenage mother this semester and
> > she chose to bottle-feed. I wonder if she would have made another
> > choice if there were an intervention from a lactation consultant.
> > Do you agree that this is an issue that could be addressed more
> > thoroughly? Most of the information I have come across deals with
> > the teenager's present stage of development and how they perceive
> > body image as more important than bonding with their newborn. Also
> > the way social and physical factors play a role on their decision
> > to nurse (O'Connor,1999).
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