Healthcare providers' hospital breastfeeding practices during the COVID-19 endemic and associated factors in Thailand: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During COVID-19, healthcare providers were limited in their ability to provide breastfeeding support while women encountered breastfeeding difficulties. Enhancing appropriate breastfeeding care practices among healthcare providers in hospitals may improve the safety of breastfeeding during an endemic. However, little is known about the breastfeeding care practices by healthcare providers and associated factors during the endemic impact.

Objective

To investigate the effect of the endemic on breastfeeding care practices by healthcare providers in hospitals and examine their associated factors in Thailand.

Methods

A descriptive comparative design was conducted through an online survey with 350 healthcare providers across five regions of Thailand between Januar

SUBMITTER: Lawin N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11569598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature