Breastfeeding Patterns and Stress Among Lactating Women in Pune During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lactating mothers (n=126) residing in Pune, Maharashtra were interviewed to assess the prevalence of stress, rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), and its association with different demographic factors. 75.4% mothers were found to be moderately stressed. Rate of EBF was 62.7%. Moderate stress and t...

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Autores principales: Azad, Zainab, Muley, Arti, Medithi, Srujana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2022
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9160851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35348126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-022-2524-3
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Sumario:Lactating mothers (n=126) residing in Pune, Maharashtra were interviewed to assess the prevalence of stress, rate of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), and its association with different demographic factors. 75.4% mothers were found to be moderately stressed. Rate of EBF was 62.7%. Moderate stress and testing positive for COVID—19 were significantly negatively associated with EBF (P<0.001).

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