Discrepancies in infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers in rural Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infant feeding practices are rapidly changing within rural areas in Mexico, including indigenous communities. The aim of this study was to compare infant feeding recommendations between grandmothers and healthcare providers, to better understand the factors that may influence these practices within these communities. This study builds on research that recognizes the legacy of colonization as an ongoing process that impacts the lives of people through many pathways, including the substandard healthcare systems available to them.

Methods

Qualitative study based on secondary data analysis from interviews and focus groups guided by a socioecological framework conducted in 2018 in two rural, Indigenous communities in Central Mexico. Participants were purposively select

SUBMITTER: Luna P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9682729 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature