ReviewInternational journal of women's health2022
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breastfeeding Support Services and Women's Experiences of Breastfeeding: A Review.
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- Impact of educational workshops on breastfeeding practices in traditional Chinese postpartum centres: a cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Scaling Smart: The Potential of Digital Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Practices and social representations of traditional midwives in the promotion of breastfeeding in Yucatán during the COVID-19 pandemic.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Early neonatal admissions with feeding difficulties to acute paediatric services at a tertiary paediatric hospital in England: sequential audits pre-COVID-19 and during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward delayed onset of lactogenesis among postpartum women experiencing mother-infant separation: a multi-center cross-sectional study.International breastfeeding journal · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding Practices and Psychological Experiences of Romanian Mothers with SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Maedica · 2025Article
- Exploring exclusive breastfeeding readiness: experiences of first-time mothers in Lusaka, Zambia.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Primiparity, older maternal age, COVID-19 pandemic, twin birth, and winter birth are associated with lower exclusive breastfeeding in Japanese mothers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Experience of Breastfeeding Women During the Pandemic in Romania.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hospital Breastfeeding Support during the Early Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Worsening Care for Black, Hispanic, and Asian Mothers.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Twin Challenges in Türkiye: Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates and Predictors of Breastfeeding Duration in a Tertiary Care Center.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Pandemic as an Organizational Paradigm for Neonatal Care: Long-Term Impact of Mother-Infant Separation Practice During COVID-19.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The role of nurses, midwives, and doulas on breastfeeding: changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Poor access to breastfeeding counseling services and associated factors among lactating mothers who had optimal antenatal care follow-up in Sub-saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent Demographic and Health Survey.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Mothers' perception of husband support during breastfeeding: A qualitative study in Indonesia.Narra J · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding support during the Covid-19 pandemic in England: analysis of a national survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Comparing factors associated with overall satisfaction for different forms of remote breastfeeding support in the UK.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Factors associated with the length of breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survival study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding success and perceived social support in lactating women with a history of COVID 19 infection: a prospective cohort study.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Global lessons for strengthening breastfeeding as a key pillar of food security.Frontiers in public health · 2023Review
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding support services and continuation rates. Methods: Electronic searches were undertaken in seven databases: Academic Search Complete, Springer Nature Journals, CINAHL Medline, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Masterfile premier, and SocINDEX. Publications following the COVID-19 pandemic between January 2020 and March 2022 were searched for using the following keywords: impact or effect or influence and breastfeeding support and breastfeeding continuation and COVID-19 or coronavirus. Fifteen studies were included for investigation and extracted to identify seven themes related to breastfeeding support during COVID-19. Results: Factors which impacted breastfeeding support during the COVID-19 pandemic included separation, lack of skin-to-skin contact, insufficient support, online breastfeeding support, the impact of the pandemic on breastfeeding rates and experiences, fears of the pandemic, and the need for additional support. The pandemic mostly influenced breastfeeding support negatively, with a small exception occurring where some mothers experienced lockdown as positive since it protected the mother-infant dyad from unwanted visitors. Virtual breastfeeding support was introduced in many contexts; however, practitioners and mothers reported that this could not replace the need for face-to-face support. Conclusion: Breastfeeding is a lifesaving intervention, especially in the face of a disruption such as a pandemic. This work highlights the need for clear, consistent, and evidence-based information about risks, and for key practices to be maintained including not separating mothers and infants, promoting skin-to-skin contact, and ensuring availability of high-quality breastfeeding support.
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