American Academy of Pediatrics (2012) Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. Pediatrics 129(3): e827–e841.
Google Scholar Arora, S, McJunkin, C, Wehrer, J, et al. (2000) Major factors influencing breastfeeding rates: Mother’s perception of father’s attitude and milk supply. Pediatrics 106(5): e67.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Bai, Y, Middlestadt, SE, Peng, CY, et al. (2009). Predictors of continuation of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life. Journal of Human Lactation 26(1): 26–34.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals Barr, AL, Schafer, E, Roig-Romero, R, et al. (2018) Factors associated with breastfeeding duration: SI of infant’s grandmothers. Pediatrics 142 (1): 682.
Google Scholar Brown, A, Davies, R (2014) Fathers’ experiences of supporting breastfeeding: Challenges for breastfeeding promotion and education. Maternal & Child Nutrition 10(4): 510–526.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI Brown, CRL, Dodds, L, Legge, A, et al. (2014) Factors influencing the reasons why mothers stop breastfeeding. Canadian Journal of Public Health 105(3): e179–e185.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Brown, A, Ranc, J, Bennett, P (2016) Understanding the relationship between breastfeeding and postnatal depression: The role of pain and physical difficulties. Journal of Advanced Nursing 72(2): 273–282.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline CDC (2009) Results: Breastfeeding and infant feeding practices. Available at: www.cdc.gov/ifps/results/ch3/table3-35.htm (accessed 10 May 2021).
Google Scholar CDC (2016) Breastfeeding report card. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/2014breastfeedingreportcard.pdf (accessed 10 May 2021).
Google Scholar Corbin, J, Strauss, A (2008) Basics of Qualitative Research (3rd ed.): Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Google Scholar | Crossref de Jager, E, Broadbent, J, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M, et al. (2014). The role of psychosocial factors in exclusive breastfeeding to six months postpartum. Midwifery 30(6): 657–666.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI deMontigny, F, Gervais, C, Lariviere-Bastein, D, et al. (2018) The role of fathers during breastfeeding. Midwifery 58(6): 6–12.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Dennis, CL (1999) Theoretical underpinnings of breastfeeding confidence: A self-efficacy framework. Journal of Human Lactation 15(3): 195–201.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals Dennis, C-L (2016) “Time for self” as a proactive strategy for the prevention of postpartum depression. Evidence-Based Nursing 19: 114.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Feenstra, M, Kirkeby, M, Thygesen, M, et al. (2018) Early breastfeeding problems: A mixed method study of mothers’ experiences. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 16: 167–174.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Francis, J, Dickton, D (2019) Preventive health application to increase breastfeeding. Journal of Women’s Health 28(10): 1344–1349.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Henshaw, EJ, Durkin, KM, Snell, RJ. (2016). First-time parents’ shared representation of postpartum depressive symptoms: A qualitative analysis. Social science & medicine (1982), 160: 102–110. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.025
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Henshaw, EJ, Fried, R, Siskind, E, et al. (2015) Breastfeeding self-efficacy, mood, and breastfeeding outcomes among primiparous women. Journal of Human Lactation 31(3): 511–518.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals | ISI Horta, BL, Victora, C and World Health Organization (2013) Long Term Effects of Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review on the Benefits of Breastfeeding on Diarrhoea and Pneumonia Mortality. Geneva: Switzerland: World Health Organization. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/95585 (accessed 10 May 20201).
Google Scholar Hunter, T, Cattelona, G (2014) Breastfeeding initiation and duration in first-time mothers: Exploring the impact of father involvement in the early post-partum period. Health Promotion Perspectives 4(2): 132–136.
Google Scholar | Medline Kessler, LA, Gielen, AC, Diener-West, M, et al. (1995) The effect of a woman’s significant other on her breastfeeding decision. Journal of Human Lactation 11(2): 103–109.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals Lau, CYK, Lok, KYW, Tarrant, M (2018) Breastfeeding duration and the theory of planned behavior and breastfeeding self-efficacy framework: A systematic review of observational studies. Maternal Child Health Journal 22(3): 327–342.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Majee, W., Thullen, M. J., Davis, A. N., Sethi, T. K. (2017). Influences on infant feeding: Perceptions of mother-father parent dyads. MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing 42(5): 289–294.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Meedya, S, Fahy, K, Kable, A (2010) Factors that positively influence breastfeeding duration to 6 months: A literature review. Women and Birth: Journal of the Australian College of Midwives 23(4): 135–145.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Mitchell-Box, K, Braun, KL, Hurwitz, EL, et al. (2013) Breastfeeding attitudes: Association between maternal and male partner attitudes and breastfeeding intent. Breastfeeding Medicine 8(4): 368–373.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI Negin, J, Coffman, J, Vizintin, P, et al. (2016) The influence of grandmothers on breastfeeding rates: A systematic review. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 16: 91.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Nelson, A (2007) Maternal-newborn nurses’ experiences of inconsistent professional breastfeeding support. Journal of Advanced Nursing 60(1): 29–38.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI O’Brien, ML, Buikstra, E, Fallon, T, et al. (2009) Strategies for success: A toolbox of coping strategies used by breastfeeding women. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 18(11): 1574–1582. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02667.x
Google Scholar Odom, EC, Li, R, Scanlon, KS, et al. (2013) Reasons for earlier than desired cessation of breastfeeding. Pediatrics 131(3): e726–e732.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Reczek, C (2014) Conducting a multi family member interview study. Family Process 53(2): 318–335.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI Rempel, LA, Rempel, JK (2010) The breastfeeding team: The role of involved fathers in the breastfeeding family. Journal of Human Lactation 27(2): 115–121.
Google Scholar | SAGE Journals Rempel, LA, Rempel, JK, Moore, KCJ (2017) Relationships between types of father breastfeeding support and breastfeeding outcomes. Maternal & Child Nutrition 13(3): e12337–e12351.
Google Scholar | Crossref Schafer, EJ, Buch, ED, Campo, S, et al. (2019) From initiation to cessation: Turning points and coping resources in the breastfeeding experience of first-time mothers. Women & Health, 59(4): 449–463. DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2018.1487904
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Scott, JA, Binns, CW, Oddy, WH, et al. (2006) Predictors of breastfeeding duration: Evidence from a cohort study. Pediatrics, 117(4), e646-e655. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-1991
Google Scholar | Crossref Sung, HK, Ma, SH, Choi, JY, et al. (2016) The effect of breastfeeding duration and parity on the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Prevention in Medicine and Public Health 49(6): 349–366.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Taylor, B, Francis, K (2013) Qualitative Research in the Health Sciences: Methodologies, Methods and Processes. New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Google Scholar | Crossref Victora, CG, Bahl, R, Barros, AJ, et al. (2016) Lancet breastfeeding series group. Breastfeeding in the 21st century: Epidemiology, mechanisms, and lifelong effect. The Lancet 30: 475–490.
Google Scholar | Crossref Wennberg, A, Jonsson, S, Janke, J, et al. (2017) Online perceptions of mothers about breastfeeding and introducing formula: Qualitative study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance 3(4): e88.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline Wolfberg, AJ, Michels, KB, Shields, W, et al. (2004) Dads as breastfeeding advocates; results from a randomised controlled trial of an education intervention. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 191: 708–712.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI Zhou, Y, Chen, J, Li, Q, et al. (2015) Association between breastfeeding and breast cancer risk: Evidence from a meta-analysis. Breastfeeding Medicine 10(3): 175–182.
Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline