All Outputs (72)

Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, November). Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation. Paper presented at Centre for Health and Clinical Research Conference 'Research with Impact', UWE, Bristol

This presentation will discuss issues involved in undertaking an evaluation of breastfeeding peer support, commissioned by NHS Wiltshire to consider how the implementation of breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire might be improved. The focus was th... Read More about Breastfeeding peer support in Wiltshire: An evaluation.

Using liminality, stigma and taboo to understand mother's experiences of long-term breastfeeding (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, September). Using liminality, stigma and taboo to understand mother's experiences of long-term breastfeeding. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Study Group 40th Annual Conference, Aston University, Birmingham

Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, July). Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'

This paper will consider the issue of long-term breastfeeding, using liminality to think about the experiences of a group of women who breastfeed beyond what is currently considered ‘normal’ in the UK. It draws on a qualitative study using micro-ethn... Read More about Using liminality to understand mothers' experiences of long-term breastfeeding: 'Betwixt and between' and 'matter out of place'..

Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2014, July). Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area

Exploring the experiences of women who breastfeed long-term (2013)
Thesis
Dowling, S. Exploring the experiences of women who breastfeed long-term. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/928264

Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – What works for young, disadvantaged women and their babies? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2013, March). Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – What works for young, disadvantaged women and their babies?. Paper presented at 8th Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium, University of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Topic addressed: Community-oriented breastfeeding intervention/actions, research and evaluation approaches Type of presentation: 15 minute oral presentation Title of presentation: Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – what work... Read More about Evaluation of breastfeeding peer support in a rural area – What works for young, disadvantaged women and their babies?.

An exploration of the experiences of mothers who breastfeed long-term: What are the issues and why does it matter? (2013)
Journal Article
Dowling, S., & Brown, A. (2013). An exploration of the experiences of mothers who breastfeed long-term: What are the issues and why does it matter?. Breastfeeding Medicine, 8(1), 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2012.0057

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) promotes breastfeeding for 2 years and beyond. Despite this, only 25% of women in the United Kingdom are breastfeeding at all by 6 months postpartum, with a minority of women breastfeeding beyond the fi... Read More about An exploration of the experiences of mothers who breastfeed long-term: What are the issues and why does it matter?.

Representing long-term breastfeeding: What are the issues and why does it matter? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S., & Brown, A. (2012, April). Representing long-term breastfeeding: What are the issues and why does it matter?. Paper presented at RCN Research Conference, London, UK

Symposium: Keep on keeping on? Issues relating to duration in women’s breastfeeding practice (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Condon, L., Pontin, D., & Dowling, S. (2012, April). Symposium: Keep on keeping on? Issues relating to duration in women’s breastfeeding practice. Paper presented at RCN 2012 International Nursing Research Conference, London

Representing long-term breastfeeding: What are the issues and why does it matter? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S., & Brown, A. (2012, April). Representing long-term breastfeeding: What are the issues and why does it matter?. Paper presented at British Sociological Annual Conference, 2012, Leeds, UK

Online asynchronous and face-to-face interviewing: Comparing methods for exploring women’s experiences of breastfeeding long-term (2012)
Book Chapter
Dowling, S. (2012). Online asynchronous and face-to-face interviewing: Comparing methods for exploring women’s experiences of breastfeeding long-term. In J. Salmons (Ed.), Cases in online interview research (277-296). Thousand Oaks/London/New Delhi: Sage Publications

Breastfeeding in public: Women’s bodies, women’s milk (2012)
Book Chapter
Dowling, S., Naidoo, J., & Pontin, D. (2012). Breastfeeding in public: Women’s bodies, women’s milk. In P. H. Smith, B. Hausman, & M. Labbok (Eds.), Beyond Health, Beyond Choice: Breastfeeding Constraints and Realities (249-258). New Brunswick/New Jersey: Rutgers University Press

Teaching sociology to undergraduate nursing students - choices and challenges (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S., Vowles, A., & Clompus, S. (2011, April). Teaching sociology to undergraduate nursing students - choices and challenges. Paper presented at The British Sociological Association 60th Anniversary Conference, 2011, The London School of Economics, UK

Online asynchronous and face-to-face interviewing: Comparing methods for exploring women's experiences of breastfeeding long-term (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2011, April). Online asynchronous and face-to-face interviewing: Comparing methods for exploring women's experiences of breastfeeding long-term. Paper presented at The British Sociological Association 60th Anniversary Conference, 2011, London School of Economics, UK

Representing long-term breastfeeding: What are the issues and why does it matter? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2011, March). Representing long-term breastfeeding: What are the issues and why does it matter?. Paper presented at 'Reframing Birth and Breastfeeding: Moving Forward', The Coalition for Improving Maternity Services and the Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposia Series collaborative conference, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Breastfeeding older babies and children: Taboo, stigma and prejudice in contemporary British breastfeeding experience (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2010, April). Breastfeeding older babies and children: Taboo, stigma and prejudice in contemporary British breastfeeding experience. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, 2010, Glasgow, UK

Breastfeeding in public: Women's bodies and the public control of sexuality (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S., Naidoo, J., & Pontin, D. (2010, March). Breastfeeding in public: Women's bodies and the public control of sexuality. Paper presented at The 5th Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium, Breastfeeding and Feminism: Informing public health approaches, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA

Inside information: researching long-term breastfeeding (2009)
Journal Article
Dowling, S. (2009). Inside information: researching long-term breastfeeding

Women's experiences of 'extended' breastfeeding (2009)
Journal Article
Dowling, S. (2009). Women's experiences of 'extended' breastfeeding. Practising Midwife, 12(10), 22-25

Breastfeeding older babies and children: taboo, stigma and prejudice in contemporary British breastfeeding experience (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Dowling, S. (2009, September). Breastfeeding older babies and children: taboo, stigma and prejudice in contemporary British breastfeeding experience. Paper presented at Nutrition and Nurture in Infancy and Childhood: Bio-Cultural Perspectives, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, UK