Birth and Breastfeeding in the Hospital Setting during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs
; 46(1): 30-35, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1878846
ABSTRACT
For new families giving birth in a hospital setting, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges to their birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum experiences. We present experiences of three first-time, healthy mothers and their babies, as they gave birth in the hospital and were breastfeeding during the start of the pandemic in Philadelphia, PA. Each case is framed in the mother's prenatal goals, infant feeding intentions, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum experiences. Shared concerns and experiences among the three participants are described in five key areas 1) Recommendations changing every day, 2) Guilt, concern, and stress, 3) In-person versus telehealth visits, 4) Missing time with family and friends, and 5) Silver linings. Through these mothers' experiences, nurses and other health care providers can learn from their perceptions and events and proactively work to ensure we provide sound anticipatory guidance, enhance our communication, and improve provision of evidence-based lactation care and support.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Postnatal Care
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Breast Feeding
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Postpartum Period
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Journal:
MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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