Breastfeeding Experiences of Mothers With Visual Impairment: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Breastfeeding rates are lower for women with disabilities than for women without disabilities, and women with visual impairment may be discouraged from breastfeeding by health professionals or their families. Little is known about how women with visual impairments learn to breastfeed and their breastfeeding experiences. The aim of this scoping review was to identify and map available evidence regarding the experiences and needs of mothers with visual impairment in initiating, establishing and maintaining lactation and breastfeeding, as well as to examine the extent of existing knowledge regarding supports and services currently available to meet those needs. We searched the following: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus, the Cochrane Database and JBI Evidence Synthesis, Directory of Open Acces

SUBMITTER: Biggar ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454189 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature