Beyond early initiation: A qualitative study on the challenges of hospital-based postpartum breastfeeding support.

ABSTRACT: Improving breastfeeding practices is key to reducing child mortality globally. Sub-optimal exclusive breastfeeding rates may be associated with inadequate hospital-based postpartum breastfeeding support, particularly in resource-limited health settings such as Malawi. While almost all children in Malawi are breastfed, it is a concern that exclusive breastfeeding rates in Malawi are declining. The objective of this study is to understand postpartum breastfeeding support after delivery at Malawian hospitals from the perspectives of health workers and caregivers. We conducted a secondary analysis of a descriptive qualitative study on health worker and caregiver experiences of breastfeeding support at health facilities in southern Malawi as part of the Innovating for Maternal and Child Health

SUBMITTER: Kinshella MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021460 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature