Clinics in Mother and Child Health

Health and Kinesiology, University of Texas at Tyler, One University Circle, MB 3.428, San Antonio, TX 78429, USA

Biography

Dr. Francis currently works at the Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research interests include Maternal/Infant health, particularly in relation to infant feeding, and optimizing nutritional status to enhance performance across the lifespan

Publications

• Special Issue   
  The Effect of Maternal Emotion and Discomfort on Breastfeeding Realization Scores
  Author(s): Jimi Francis*, Beth Russell, Pornpan Srisopa, Julianna Boyle and Ruth Lucas
  
  Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) outcomes can vary by concomitant emotions and breastfeeding selfefficacy. Ongoing pain during breastfeeding, concomitant emotions, and breastfeeding self-efficacy scores (BSES) have not been explored in association with EBF at 6 weeks postpartum. Research Aims: To examine the association of ongoing pain with breastfeeding, concomitant emotions and BSES with EBF outcomes at 6 weeks postpartum. Method: A secondary analysis of a randomized pilot trial of a breastfeeding pain self-management (BSM) intervention for 56 mothers (26 BSM, 30 controls). The BSM intervention provided self-management strategies for breastfeeding and breastfeeding pain. Using multiple regression analyses, associated symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep, well-being pain severity scores, B.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2090-7214.21.18.392

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