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What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies
Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding until six months of life is the ideal way to feed infants. However, there is a significant number of infants who have never breastfed, despite the beneficial properties of breastfeeding. On the other hand, the coronavirus outbreak had significant effects on peop...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37508675 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10071178 |
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author | Antoniou, Evangelia Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Maria Voyatzaki, Chrysa Iliadou, Maria Eskitzis, Panagiotis Dagla, Maria Palaska, Ermioni Orovou, Eirini |
author_facet | Antoniou, Evangelia Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Maria Voyatzaki, Chrysa Iliadou, Maria Eskitzis, Panagiotis Dagla, Maria Palaska, Ermioni Orovou, Eirini |
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description | Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding until six months of life is the ideal way to feed infants. However, there is a significant number of infants who have never breastfed, despite the beneficial properties of breastfeeding. On the other hand, the coronavirus outbreak had significant effects on people’s health, both mentally and physically, and has also impacted the breastfeeding process. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the implication of COVID-19 on breastfeeding through qualitative data from databases. Methods: We searched online databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, PsycINFO) for studies published from 2019 to 2023. ‘Out of the 2598 papers we found, only 12 were included in the review’. More specifically, from the 1558 papers remaining from the title and abstract evaluation as well as duplicates, a further 1546 papers belonging to our exclusion criteria were removed (all types of reviews, letters to editors, and quantitative articles). Results: Our results covered three subjects: breastfeeding support during the pandemic, effects of social containment measures on breastfeeding, and additional outcomes regarding breastfeeding. Most voices found the effects of the pandemic on breastfeeding beneficial, with reduced professional support and a high degree of support from the environment. Additional negative factors were observed, as well as consequences of the pandemic in women’s lives. Conclusions: COVID-19 was the occasion to understand the power of the supportive environment of the woman, especially the partner, in establishing and maintaining breastfeeding. Therefore, policy makers and health professionals, especially midwives, should implement family-centered breastfeeding strategies that are more supportive of the partner role, providing problem counseling when and where deemed necessary. |
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spelling | pubmed-103783392023-07-29 What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies Antoniou, Evangelia Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Maria Voyatzaki, Chrysa Iliadou, Maria Eskitzis, Panagiotis Dagla, Maria Palaska, Ermioni Orovou, Eirini Children (Basel) Systematic Review Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding until six months of life is the ideal way to feed infants. However, there is a significant number of infants who have never breastfed, despite the beneficial properties of breastfeeding. On the other hand, the coronavirus outbreak had significant effects on people’s health, both mentally and physically, and has also impacted the breastfeeding process. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the implication of COVID-19 on breastfeeding through qualitative data from databases. Methods: We searched online databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, PsycINFO) for studies published from 2019 to 2023. ‘Out of the 2598 papers we found, only 12 were included in the review’. More specifically, from the 1558 papers remaining from the title and abstract evaluation as well as duplicates, a further 1546 papers belonging to our exclusion criteria were removed (all types of reviews, letters to editors, and quantitative articles). Results: Our results covered three subjects: breastfeeding support during the pandemic, effects of social containment measures on breastfeeding, and additional outcomes regarding breastfeeding. Most voices found the effects of the pandemic on breastfeeding beneficial, with reduced professional support and a high degree of support from the environment. Additional negative factors were observed, as well as consequences of the pandemic in women’s lives. Conclusions: COVID-19 was the occasion to understand the power of the supportive environment of the woman, especially the partner, in establishing and maintaining breastfeeding. Therefore, policy makers and health professionals, especially midwives, should implement family-centered breastfeeding strategies that are more supportive of the partner role, providing problem counseling when and where deemed necessary. MDPI 2023-07-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10378339/ /pubmed/37508675 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10071178 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Systematic Review Antoniou, Evangelia Tzitiridou-Chatzopoulou, Maria Voyatzaki, Chrysa Iliadou, Maria Eskitzis, Panagiotis Dagla, Maria Palaska, Ermioni Orovou, Eirini What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies |
title | What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies |
title_full | What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies |
title_fullStr | What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies |
title_full_unstemmed | What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies |
title_short | What Are the Implications of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding? A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence Studies |
title_sort | what are the implications of covid-19 on breastfeeding? a synthesis of qualitative evidence studies |
topic | Systematic Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10378339/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37508675 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10071178 |
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