INTRODUCTION
Multiple births are often difficult and mother faces a real dilemma on breastfeeding. It is even harder in the cases of twins and the mothers are the ones who go through stress of breastfeeding. This research is done to find out what are the issues that a breastfeeding mother of twins faces along with the factors that causes the mothers to change their decision of breastfeeding.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Mothers always want to provide their babies with the best nourishment possible. It is proven that breastfeeding provides the best sustenance to the infants. Mothers of twins (MOT) often find breastfeeding challenging. On the other hand a lot of mothers take it as a positive experience as it …show more content…
Ethical approval is not required when:
There is no foreseeable risk of harm or discomfort
The identity of a subject is unknown (Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, 2015).
Even if the research meets these criteria it is necessary to apply for Exemption. Once exemption is granted the research can be commenced (Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, 2015). For this research all of the above requirements are followed. The names and identity of the mothers are kept anonymous. All required information is mentioned about the study to the subjects and are free to leave the research if they are unsure. At every point full care is taken to make sure the subjects are given the right information and are protected.
Research Schedule
It takes a week to get an Approval for Ethical Exemption (Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, 2015). In mean while all the other requirements will be finalized, 2-3 days to study other researches done on this topic. Furthermore 2 days will be required to make a questionnaire. Once the approval of exemption is received the questionnaire will be taken to the ?Dandenong Breastfeeding Centre? at the allocated class time. Once the questionnaire is completed it will take 2 days to form it in a proper presentable report. It will be published online to make sure mothers can benefit from the research. Breastfeeding centres will be provided with the report as well …show more content…
Subjects will feel more comfortable and welcomed when communicated one to one.
Barriers to Research
There can be a barrier that a mother is afraid to show her feelings or feel embarrassed e: g about not giving enough breastmilk due to her own health concerns. For this purpose the questionnaire doesn?t include the name space on it and the box is provided for survey to be placed in there. Along with that the subjects are explained about the privacy and the approval of ethical exemption to make sure they are satisfied.
Sharing of research finding
The findings from this research will be published online and will be given to the Dandenong Breast feeding centre where the study was implemented. Others breastfeeding centres will be given the findings in a pamphlet mentioning the process done for this research. This is to make sure that they are aware about the study being valid and reliable. Through this research nursing practices can be improved by giving more education to the new mothers and providing help to them. It may also help the nurses to talk about these issues and help them by