A qualitative analysis of women’s postnatal experiences of breastfeeding supports during the perinatal period in Ireland

Niamh Lawlor; Lucia Prihodova; Deborah Byrne; Megan Etherton; Felicienne Rahill; Catie Wilson; Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288230

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A qualitative analysis of women’s postnatal experiences of breastfeeding supports during the perinatal period in Ireland

Niamh Lawlor,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation School of Biological, Health and Sports Sciences, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Lucia Prihodova,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bainne Beatha, Parent-led Breastfeeding Advocacy Group, Dublin, Ireland
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Deborah Byrne,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bainne Beatha, Parent-led Breastfeeding Advocacy Group, Dublin, Ireland
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Megan Etherton,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bainne Beatha, Parent-led Breastfeeding Advocacy Group, Dublin, Ireland
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Felicienne Rahill,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bainne Beatha, Parent-led Breastfeeding Advocacy Group, Dublin, Ireland
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Catie Wilson,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Bainne Beatha, Parent-led Breastfeeding Advocacy Group, Dublin, Ireland
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Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: liz.osullivan@tudublin.ie

Affiliation School of Biological, Health and Sports Sciences, Technological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-7902

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A qualitative analysis of women’s postnatal experiences of breastfeeding supports during the perinatal period in Ireland

Niamh Lawlor,
Lucia Prihodova,
Deborah Byrne,
Megan Etherton,
Felicienne Rahill,
Catie Wilson,
Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan

Published: July 26, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288230

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