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Breastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study.

dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Gallego, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorStrivens-Vilchez, Helen
dc.contributor.authorAgea-Cano, Irene
dc.contributor.authorMarín-Sánchez, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorSevillano-Giraldo, María Dolores
dc.contributor.authorGamundi-Fernández, Concepción
dc.contributor.authorBerná-Guisado, Concepción
dc.contributor.authorLeon-Larios, Fatima
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-03T13:34:33Z
dc.date.available2023-05-03T13:34:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-22
dc.description.abstractThe 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. A 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. A 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). The 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13006-022-00453-0
dc.identifier.essn1746-4358
dc.identifier.pmcPMC8861604
dc.identifier.pmid35193625
dc.identifier.pubmedURLhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8861604/pdf
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://internationalbreastfeedingjournal.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13006-022-00453-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10668/20336
dc.issue.number1
dc.journal.titleInternational breastfeeding journal
dc.journal.titleabbreviationInt Breastfeed J
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationHospital Universitario de Puerto Real
dc.organizationHospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
dc.organizationHuelva-Costa
dc.organizationJaén
dc.organizationArea de Gestión Sanitaria Norte de Jaén
dc.organizationHospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
dc.organizationÁrea de Gestión Sanitaria de Osuna
dc.organizationAGS - Norte de Jaén
dc.organizationAGS - Osuna
dc.page.number11
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.pubmedtypeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBreastfeeding
dc.subjectBreastfeeding support
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectCommunity health services
dc.subjectLockdown
dc.subjectPrimary health care
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.meshBreast Feeding
dc.subject.meshCOVID-19
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newborn
dc.subject.meshPandemics
dc.subject.meshPregnancy
dc.subject.meshSARS-CoV-2
dc.subject.meshSpain
dc.titleBreastfeeding experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain:a qualitative study.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number17
dspace.entity.typePublication

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