Is domestic violence during COVID-19 in lactating women related to infantile colic? An important question.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychosocial factors such as maternal stress in lactating women were shown to be related to an increased risk of infantile colic because the infants can be affected through breast milk. Therefore, domestic violence against lactating mothers can be effective on the infants' health. It is also demonstrated that domestic violence against women has increased following the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. Therefore, this study aims to assess the relationship between domestic violence against breastfeeding women during COVID-19 and the incidence of infantile colic.

Methods

This was a case-control study that was conducted on 356 lactating mothers who attended Bentolhoda Hospital in Bojnoord-Iran from November 2021 to August 2022. The participants were exclusively breast

SUBMITTER: Simbar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492789 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature