ArticleInternational breastfeeding journal2022
Breastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study.
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- Women's views and experiences of breastfeeding during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A systematic review of qualitative evidence.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Navigating through motherhood in pregnancy and postpartum periods during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.Journal of nursing management · 2022Pooled it
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- Getting breastfeeding started under pandemic visiting restrictions: lessons learned in Germany.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Parents' experiences of infant and young child feeding during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Effect of Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Neonatal Outcome.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Women's Childbirth Experiences During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- "Breast is best"… until they say so.Frontiers in sociology · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding and Obstetric Violence during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic in Spain: Maternal Perceptions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Experiences of Birth during COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and Spain: A Thematic Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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backgroundThe pandemic caused by COVID-19 has affected reproductive and perinatal health both through the infection itself and, indirectly, as a consequence of changes in medical care, social policy or social and economic circumstances. The objective of this study is to explore the impact of the pandemic and of the measures adopted on breastfeeding initiation and maintenance.
methodsA qualitative descriptive study was conducted by means in-depth semi-structured interviews, until reaching data saturation. The study was conducted between the months of January to May 2021. Participants were recruited by midwives from the Primary Care Centres of the Andalusian provinces provinces of Seville, Cádiz, Huelva, Granada, and Jaén. The interviews were conducted via phone call and were subsequently transcribed and analysed by means of reflexive inductive thematic analysis, using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis.
resultsA total of 30 interviews were conducted. Five main themes and ten subthemes were developed, namely: Information received (access to the information, figure who provided the information), unequal support from the professionals during the pandemic (support to postpartum hospitalization, support received from Primary Health Care during the postpartum period), social and family support about breastfeeding (support groups, family support), impact of confinement and of social restriction measures (positive influence on breastfeeding, influence on bonding with the newborn), emotional effect of the pandemic (insecurity and fear related to contagion by coronavirus, feelings of loneliness).
conclusionThe use of online breastfeeding support groups through applications such as WhatsApp®, Facebook® or Instagram® has provided important breastfeeding information and support sources. The main figure identified that has provided formal breastfeeding support during this period was that of the midwife. In addition, the social restrictions inherent to the pandemic have exerted a positive effect for women in bonding and breastfeeding, as a consequence of the increase in the time spent at their homes and in the family nucleus co-living.
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