Facilitators, Barriers, and Best Practices for In-Person and Telehealth Lactation Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the perspectives of lactation support providers delivering breastfeeding education via in-person and telehealth consultations and assess the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of breastfeeding education.

Design

Qualitative descriptive study using purposive sampling.

Setting

Massachusetts-based lactation support providers who provided in-person and/or telehealth consultations in various practice settings (e.g., inpatient; outpatient; private practice; and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children).

Participants

Fourteen Massachusetts-based lactation support providers, ages 36 to 68 years.

Measurements

Participants completed an online demographic and employment characteristics survey and virtual key i

SUBMITTER: Johnson DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619356 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature