Figure 1From: Different attitudes during breastfeeding consultations when infant formula was given: a phenomenographic approachThe family as a whole. This is a complex holistic view of the family in which the elements collaborate with one another. The mother-child relationship is an integrated unit, and breastfeeding has an aspect beyond food. It is characterized by a relation with two subjects, the midwife and the mother-child dyad (as a unit of a family).Back to article page