Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the experiences of mothers of children with special health needs regarding breastfeeding in light of Meleis’s Transitions Theory. Methods: a qualitative study, using nine Sensitive Creative Method Knowledge Tree dynamics, with 20 mothers, in March 2023. Data were pr...

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Main Authors: Ana Carla Silveira de Sá, Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes, Andressa Neto Souza, Laura Johanson da Silva, Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da Silva, Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes, Liliane Faria da Silva, Fernando Rocha Porto
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2025-08-01
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author Ana Carla Silveira de Sá
Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes
Andressa Neto Souza
Laura Johanson da Silva
Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da Silva
Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes
Liliane Faria da Silva
Fernando Rocha Porto
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Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes
Andressa Neto Souza
Laura Johanson da Silva
Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da Silva
Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes
Liliane Faria da Silva
Fernando Rocha Porto
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description ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the experiences of mothers of children with special health needs regarding breastfeeding in light of Meleis’s Transitions Theory. Methods: a qualitative study, using nine Sensitive Creative Method Knowledge Tree dynamics, with 20 mothers, in March 2023. Data were processed using the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires and subjected to thematic analysis. Results: mothers experienced multiple, complex, and simultaneous transitions, including aspects related to prematurity and intensive care hospitalization. Many faced emotional, physical, and social challenges while trying to breastfeed their infants in the face of adverse circumstances. One facilitator was the support of healthcare professionals at the milk bank. Final considerations: joint action between nurses and other healthcare professionals with mothers is relevant for quality transitional care in breastfeeding for children with special health needs.
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spelling doaj-art-0f6a8f40e2264fb8868028f11980e46e2025-08-26T07:37:04ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462025-08-0178suppl 210.1590/0034-7167-2024-0272Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeedingAna Carla Silveira de Sáhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4357-9369Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-3998Andressa Neto Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8447-9906Laura Johanson da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4439-9346Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8119-3945Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2234-6964Liliane Faria da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9125-1053Fernando Rocha Portohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2880-724XABSTRACT Objective: to describe the experiences of mothers of children with special health needs regarding breastfeeding in light of Meleis’s Transitions Theory. Methods: a qualitative study, using nine Sensitive Creative Method Knowledge Tree dynamics, with 20 mothers, in March 2023. Data were processed using the software Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires and subjected to thematic analysis. Results: mothers experienced multiple, complex, and simultaneous transitions, including aspects related to prematurity and intensive care hospitalization. Many faced emotional, physical, and social challenges while trying to breastfeed their infants in the face of adverse circumstances. One facilitator was the support of healthcare professionals at the milk bank. Final considerations: joint action between nurses and other healthcare professionals with mothers is relevant for quality transitional care in breastfeeding for children with special health needs.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000500154&lng=en&tlng=enChildDisabled ChildrenMothersBreast FeedingChronic Disease
spellingShingle Ana Carla Silveira de Sá
Fernanda Garcia Bezerra Góes
Andressa Neto Souza
Laura Johanson da Silva
Aline Cerqueira Santos Santana da Silva
Juliana Rezende Montenegro Medeiros de Moraes
Liliane Faria da Silva
Fernando Rocha Porto
Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Child
Disabled Children
Mothers
Breast Feeding
Chronic Disease
title Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
title_full Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
title_fullStr Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
title_full_unstemmed Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
title_short Transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
title_sort transitional experiences of mothers of children with special health needs in breastfeeding
topic Child
Disabled Children
Mothers
Breast Feeding
Chronic Disease
url http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672025000500154&lng=en&tlng=en
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