Women’s lived experience of intimate partner violence manifestations during the breastfeeding period: a lifeworld hermeneutic study

The breastfeeding intimacy within the mother-child dyad seems to change the intersubjective power balance in the partner relationship and provoke partners, making breastfeeding women especially vulnerable to IPV. Knowledge of breastfeeding women's lived experience of exposure to IPV is central for carers to strengthen their ability to support women's health and wellbeing.