TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions, knowledge, and practices of breastfeeding in indigenous regions of Mexico during Covid-19 pandemic
AU - Morales-Domínguez, Magdalena del Carmen
AU - Bonvecchio-Arenas, Anabelle
AU - Lozada-Tequeanes, Ana Lilia
AU - Unar-Munguía, Mishel
AU - Haycock-Stuart, Elaine
AU - Smith, Pam
N1 - Funding Information:
To the pregnant women, postpartum women, midwives, and health providers who shared their experiences on their knowledge and practice of breastfeeding in times of Covid-19
Publisher Copyright:
© CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - Objective. To explore the perceptions, knowledge, and practices of breastfeeding in the context of Covid-19 of pregnant and postpartum women, midwives, and health providers in an indigenous region of Chiapas, Mexico. Materials and methods. Qualitative thematic analysis study involving semi-structured interviews (n = 46) with pregnant women (n = 19), postpartum women (n = 6), health providers (n = 10, i.e., doctors/nurses), and midwives (n = 11). Results. Among mothers, 47% (n = 11) did not know if Covid-19 is transmitted through breastfeeding. They mentioned that they would stay away from their newborns if infected. Health providers and midwives have not received education or any supporting material on the value of breastfeeding during Covid-19 infection. Conclusion. Breastfeeding mothers’ promotion and counseling remain poor in indigenous communities and have worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Breastfeeding training among health providers and midwives should be provided or strengthened even more in emergency situations.
AB - Objective. To explore the perceptions, knowledge, and practices of breastfeeding in the context of Covid-19 of pregnant and postpartum women, midwives, and health providers in an indigenous region of Chiapas, Mexico. Materials and methods. Qualitative thematic analysis study involving semi-structured interviews (n = 46) with pregnant women (n = 19), postpartum women (n = 6), health providers (n = 10, i.e., doctors/nurses), and midwives (n = 11). Results. Among mothers, 47% (n = 11) did not know if Covid-19 is transmitted through breastfeeding. They mentioned that they would stay away from their newborns if infected. Health providers and midwives have not received education or any supporting material on the value of breastfeeding during Covid-19 infection. Conclusion. Breastfeeding mothers’ promotion and counseling remain poor in indigenous communities and have worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Breastfeeding training among health providers and midwives should be provided or strengthened even more in emergency situations.
KW - breastfeeding
KW - indigenous
KW - Mexico
KW - Covid-19
KW - midwives
KW - health providers
U2 - 10.21149/14616
DO - 10.21149/14616
M3 - Article
SN - 0036-3634
VL - 65
SP - 370
EP - 376
JO - Salud Publica de Mexico
JF - Salud Publica de Mexico
IS - 4
ER -