Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in breastfeeding consultations on LactApp, an m-Health solution for breastfeeding support

Breastfeeding is an unquestionable right of mothers and their children; however, it is not a one-womanjob. For breastfeeding to succeed, women must have access to appropriate support and guidance. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restriction measures and lockdown to reduce community spread of th...

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Autores: Quifer Rada, Paola, Aguilar Camprubí, Laia, Padró Arocas, Alba, Gómez Sebastià, Ignasi, Mena Tudela, Desireé
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/377869
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/377869
https://dx.doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0586
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Breastfeeding
Web applications
COVID-19 (Disease)
Breastfeeding support
m-Health
COVID-19
Pandemic
Lockdow
Aplicacions web
Alletament
COVID-19 (Malaltia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica
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Sumario:Breastfeeding is an unquestionable right of mothers and their children; however, it is not a one-womanjob. For breastfeeding to succeed, women must have access to appropriate support and guidance. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restriction measures and lockdown to reduce community spread of the disease have negatively impacted breastfeeding support from health services and thus, in mothers’ breastfeeding experiences.