"a comparison of advice about breast-feeding given by community midwives in swansea (uk) and shahrekord (iran)"

the most common reason for women ceasing breast-feeding were lack of support and appropriate advice. to explore the advice about breast-feeding given by community midwives and compare and contrast their advice in swansea (uk) and shahrekord (iran). data collected through semi-structured interview with a sample of 12 community midwives, 6 from each country. purposive sample was selected as capable of giving a wide range of responses. following transcriptions of the interviews, data were analyzed using a content analysis approach.within education, support, antenatal and postnatal advice themes, categories and sub-categories emerged from the data. participants were generally aware of their role in supporting women in the process of breast-feeding.the knowledge obtained through research and education should be shared with women so that informed decision of feeding method can be made. more training staff might produce better outcome.