Healthcare provider's experiences of supporting breastfeeding: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breastfeeding provides various health benefits to both mothers and infants. Despite the efforts that have been made, breastfeeding rates remain lower than recommended worldwide. Healthcare providers often fail to provide the support women need due to various reasons such as lack of time and competency, discontinuity of care and so on. Synthesis of the primary qualitative studies exploring healthcare providers' experience with supporting breastfeeding can provide greater insights into their perceived barriers and facilitators and further provide evidence for the implementation of interventions to improve breastfeeding services.

Methods and analysis

Qualitative studies exploring healthcare providers' experiences with breastfeeding services will be searched in the

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8996010 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature