"A Vulnerable Time To Be a Young Family in an Emergency": Qualitative Findings From an Exploration of an Emergency Perinatal and Infant Feeding Hotline in Louisiana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Birthmark Doula Collective, a cooperative that provides doula and lactation services in the Greater New Orleans area, mounted an emergency response after two Category 4 storms: Hurricane Laura (2020) and Hurricane Ida (2021). The response included activating a no-cost emergency perinatal and infant feeding hotline. Both disasters coincided with a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in Louisiana.

Research aim

The aim of this study is to understand how an emergency perinatal and infant feeding hotline supported infant and young child feeding in emergencies during hurricanes in Louisiana.

Method

This study used a cross-sectional, retrospective qualitative design in a population with low breastfeeding rates. We conducted a content analysis of 97 hotline call logs

SUBMITTER: Gross TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715873 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature