SynthesisMaternal & child nutrition2022
The benefits, challenges and impacts of accessing social media group support for breastfeeding: A systematic review.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Women's Experiences of Breastfeeding Beyond One Year: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Women's views and experiences of breastfeeding during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A systematic review of qualitative evidence.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Online social networks for prevention and promotion of oral health: a systematic review.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2023Pooled it
- The benefits, challenges and impacts of accessing social media group support for breastfeeding: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of a mobile application-supported postpartum care program on mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and comfort: a randomized controlled study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Trends in 1-Month Breastfeeding Before, During, and After the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Retrospective Single-Center Study in Japan.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sustaining Breastmilk Expression and Direct Feeding at Breast for Very Low Birth Infants: A Qualitative Exploration of Parental Perspectives.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Exploring thematic dimensions of breast pumping discussions in an online community using large language models and multiple correspondence analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Feasibility of the breastfeeding peer support application-perspectives of peer supporters and breastfeeding mothers.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- The role of support on breastfeeding exclusivity and duration among African migrant mothers in the United States.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- An overview of reviews of breastfeeding barriers and facilitators: Analyzing global research trends and hotspots.Global epidemiology · 2025Review
- Breastfeeding and Early Infant Feeding Practices Among Women in the Hunter New England Region of New South Wales, Australia: A Cross Sectional Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Designing a Digital Intervention to Increase Human Milk Feeding Among Black Mothers: Qualitative Study of Acceptability and Preferences.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Exploration of the Intersection between Infant Feeding and Postpartum Contraception in Western North Carolina: Perspectives of Postpartum Individuals and Providers.Southern medical journal · 2025Article
- Social learning is critical to breastfeeding success: Evidence from rural Namibian pastoralists.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2025Article
- Views on wet nursing and expressing breastmilk for sharing and human milk bank donation among mothers in two parenting social media communities in Vietnam.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Population-level communication interventions for breastfeeding: Protocol for a scoping review.HRB open research · 2025Article
- Influence of social media on maternal decision-making and breastfeeding practices.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2024Article
- 'It's far from the norm': breastfeeding beyond 1 year in the Republic of Ireland.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Comparing factors associated with overall satisfaction for different forms of remote breastfeeding support in the UK.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
Breastfeeding support is a key component in meeting the public health responsibility of increasing breastfeeding rates, with access to individualised, convenient and linked support across services central to improved outcomes. With the rise of new technology and the COVID-19 pandemic, social media (SM) support for breastfeeding has become increasingly popular and it is important to understand how and why mothers access such support, and from whom, to optimise services and to meet mothers' needs. Increasing research is building on women's use and experience of SM for breastfeeding, although there is a paucity of UK data. This systematic review aimed to understand the impacts of SM support for breastfeeding, including benefits and challenges, to establish the evidence for wider provision within maternity services. The search was limited to studies published in English and focused on the self-directed use of social media groups for breastfeeding (defined as platforms that facilitate group support via interactivity, allowing for user-generated content and subsequent responses). Of 327 papers retrieved, 13 studies were included for review. The six themes identified were: breastfeeding context, including factors impacting women's decision making; the relational impact of belonging to an online community; increased self-efficacy; critiques of SM; the nature and types of support commonly sought and received; and breastfeeding duration as an outcome. The findings confirm that mothers value SM groups for community support, which normalises breastfeeding and provides the support they attribute to improved outcomes, and highlight that UK research focused on provision linked to wider services is needed.
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