Implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on breastfeeding and health promotion

Perceptions of breastfeeding women

Bibliographic Data

ID16828765
AuthorsClariana Falcão Silva (0000-0002-0096-6281, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Iolanda Carlli Da Silva Bezerra (0000-0002-7948-8074, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Anniely Rodrigues Soares (0000-0002-3382-671X, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Ana Suerda Leonor Gomes Leal (0000-0001-8174-7285, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Waglânia De Mendonça Faustino (0000-0002-0118-4521, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Altamira Pereira Da Silva Reichert (0000-0002-4295-6698, Universidade Federal da Paraíba)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue8
Pages2183-2192
Publication date2023-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCiência & Saúde Coletiva (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1413-8123 • E-ISSN: 1678-4561
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1413-81232023288.05882023en
OpenAlexW4385434818
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

This article aims to understand the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding and health promotion actions within primary care from the perception of breastfeeding women. This qualitative study was developed with 24 women who breastfed during the first year of the pandemic. Data were analyzed using Content Analysis and interpreted in the light of the Interactive Breastfeeding Theory (IBT). The pandemic affected the vulnerability of the mental health of breastfeeding women, entailed difficulties for the continuity of breastfeeding and early insertion of formulas, impacted COVID-19 preventive measures in breastfeeding, and produced changes in the work of breastfeeding women. Furthermore, areas for improvement were identified in health promotion actions and the mother-child binomial support due to the interruption of childcare visits. Actions to promote child health in primary care were unsatisfactory. However, most study participants maintained exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, which could adversely affect child morbimortality

Breastfeeding · Breastfeeding promotion · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health promotion · Pandemic · Public health · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatrics

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