SynthesisMaternal & child nutrition2020
Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high-income countries: A systematic review.
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27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of Breastfeeding and Early Childhood Caries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of migrant women's experiences of successful exclusive breastfeeding in high-income countries.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of hot weather impacts on infant feeding practices in low-and middle-income countries.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Breastfeeding beliefs and experiences of African immigrant mothers in high-income countries: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Pooled it
- Frenotomy with breastfeeding support versus breastfeeding support alone for infants with tongue-tie and breastfeeding difficulties: the FROSTTIE RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Trial
- Prelacteal feeding practice and its associated factors in Afghanistan: insights from the 2022-2023 multiple indicator cluster survey.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- "It's exactly what's needed": a call to action for breastmilk studies of vertical HIV transmission in high-income countries.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Regional Disparities and Emerging Topics in Human Milk Research Across Africa: A Scoping Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
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- Breastfeeding Duration, Diet, and Sports Engagement in Immigrant Children: A Quantitative Study in the Lisbon Region, Portugal.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Untold Narratives: Perceptions of Human Milk Banking and Donor Human Milk Among Ghanaian Immigrant Women Living in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Hearing the Silence and Silenced: Co-Producing Research on Infant-Feeding Experiences and Practices With Black Women With HIV.Sociology of health & illness · 2025Article
- How women living with HIV in the UK manage infant-feeding decisions and vertical transmission risk - a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Sociocultural context of exclusive breastfeeding in Africa: A narrative review.Health science reports · 2024Review
- Pre-lacteal feeding practice and associated factors among mothers having children aged less than six months in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Es Niño o Niña?: Gender Differences in Feeding Practices and Obesity Risk among Latino Infants.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
- Is breastfeeding duration related to the health of migrant mother-child dyads experiencing homelessness? The ENFAMS cross-sectional survey.European journal of public health · 2023Article
- Effect of migrant parents' bodyweight perception on children's body bodyweight: A longitudinal analysis of population cohort study.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Health needs and perception of health care quality among Asylum Seekers and Refugees in an Italian local health authority: A qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Psychometric testing of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale to measure exclusive breastfeeding in African American women: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Breastfeeding provides optimal nutrition for the healthy growth of infants and is associated with reduced risks of infectious diseases, child and adult obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Migration has been shown to influence breastfeeding especially among migrants from low-and-middle-income countries. This mixed-methods systematic review aimed to identify, synthesise, and appraise the international literature on the breastfeeding knowledge and experiences of African immigrant mothers residing in high-income countries. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsychINFO, Scopus, and Web of Knowledge databases were searched from their inception to February 2019. Grey literature, reference, and citation searches were carried out and relevant journals hand-searched. Data extraction and quality assessment were independently carried out by two reviewers. An integrated mixed-methods approach adopting elements of framework synthesis was used to synthesise findings. The initial searches recovered 8,841 papers, and 35 studies were included in the review. Five concepts emerged from the data: (a) breastfeeding practices, showing that 90% of African mothers initiated breastfeeding; (b) knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes, which were mostly positive but included a desire for bigger babies; (c) influence of socio-demographic, economic, and cultural factors, leading to early supplementation; (d) support system influencing breastfeeding rates and duration; and (e) perception of health professionals who struggled to offer support due to culture and language barriers. African immigrant mothers were positive about breastfeeding and willing to adopt best practice but faced challenges with cultural beliefs and lifestyle changes after migration. African mothers may benefit from more tailored support and information to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates.
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