Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of refugee, migrant and asylum seeker women in Portugal.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months after childbirth. However, breastfeeding is influenced by organizational, social, geopolitical, and cultural factors, which are understudied in the migrant population. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices of refugee, migrant, and asylum-seeking mothers living in Lisbon.

Methods

A sociodemographic questionnaire and a Breastfeeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs, and Practices questionnaire were used to gather information regarding baseline breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, and practices towards breastfeeding.

Results

Only 40% of the mothers received antenatal counselling regarding the benefits and management of bre

SUBMITTER: Claudia Lopes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10848452 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature