Early Infant Feeding Practices among Women Engaged in Paid Work in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Around the world, paid work without appropriate structural support is a key barrier to optimal breastfeeding practices. To better protect, promote, and support optimal breastfeeding practices among working women in Africa, this scoping review sought to understand how paid work influences infant feeding practices in the first 6 mo of life and what support women need to manage work and optimal infant feeding practices. We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Global Health, and CINAHL Plus, screened 2436 abstracts, and reviewed 322 full-text articles using Covidence for review and charting. We identified 203 articles that met the inclusion criteria. We identified 32 quantitative, 10 qualitative, 3 mixed-methods, and 2 review articles that focused on examining the relationship between work

SUBMITTER: Mgongo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877690 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature