Table 4 Induced themes regarding perinatal support from public and private hospitals
Themes | Categories | Frequency (n) |
|---|---|---|
Public hospitals | ||
Inadequate breastfeeding support in SCBUs and NICUs | Visiting, milk expressing, breastfeeding, and bottle-feeding policies were unclear or poorly communicated | 17 |
Visiting hours and number of visitors were limited | ||
Private hospitals | ||
Inadequate breastfeeding knowledge of staff | Nurses inappropriately recommended formula feeding as first-line solution for all breastfeeding issues | 7 |
Midwives or nurses offered conflicting and incomprehensive breastfeeding advice | ||
Poor rooming-in practice | Infants were unnecessarily separated from mothers due to non-medical reasons | 3 |