What gypsy mothers say about breastfeeding.

Objective: To know and deepen in the evaluation, and experience of gypsy women with breastfeeding.

Method: Qualitative study with an interpretative phenomenological approach, through a focus group with the participation of six mothers of gypsy ethnicity, users of the Fuente de San Luis Health Center in the city of Valencia.

Results: The barriers described by these mothers regarding breastfeeding refer to a lack of family support, an association of breastfeeding to sacrifice and to the dependence of the baby to the breast.

[A proposal of sociological classification of Internet use in primary health care].

Objective: To analyze and classify the communication strategies developed by primary health care professionals in the Valencian Community (Spain), in view of the use of the Internet as a source of health information by the user population through the analytical categories of power and control which, according to Basil Bernstein, characterize the communication processes of therapeutic meetings.

Method: Qualitative study through in-depth interviews with primary health care professionals of the Valencian Community (n=18). The language of description of Bernstein's theory was applied to the analysis of the speeches in order to classify the strategies developed by the professionals and to propose a typology.

Cruising and e-dates: a new context for sexual encounters among young men who have sex with men.

This article addresses the rapidly growing use of information and communication technologies in mediating new settings for sexual relations. The specific focus is on cruising among young men who have sex with men via e-dating. The study used a qualitative methodology with peer group discussions on sexuality, health, and risk.

Perceptions and experiences of parenthood and maternal health care among Latin American women living in Spain: a qualitative study.

Objective: to explore the experiences and perceptions of parenthood and maternal health care among Latin American women living in Spain.

Design: an exploratory qualitative research using focus groups and thematic analysis of the discussion.

Setting And Participants: three focus groups with 26 women from Bolivia and Ecuador and three focus groups with 24 midwives were performed in three towns in the Valencian Community receiving a large influx of immigrants.