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- Title
Breastfeeding Needs in Adolescent Mothers: A systematic review.
- Authors
Yas, Atefeh; Karimi, Fatemeh Z.; Khadivzadeh, Talat
- Abstract
Adolescent mothers face numerous challenges while breastfeeding. This study aimed to assess the breastfeeding needs of adolescent mothers. For this systematic review, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, SID and Magiran databases were searched. The initial search yielded 2,290 studies, of which 41 were included in this review. Adolescent mothers' breastfeeding requirements were grouped into 8 categories: (1) social support from healthcare providers, partners and families; (2) school support for breastfeeding mothers; (3) breastfeeding counselling based on cultural sensitivities; (4) educational assistance from health providers for adolescent mothers' families; (5) changing harmful cultural values and judgments about adolescent mothers' breastfeeding; (6) additional home or outpatient visits in the days following hospital discharge; (7) peer support and counselling; and (8) economic needs. To promote breastfeeding, policymakers and healthcare providers should devise specifically tailored programmes and interventions to cater to the specific requirements of adolescent mothers.
- Subjects
TEENAGE mothers; BREASTFEEDING promotion; BREASTFEEDING; PEER counseling; CULTURAL awareness; MEDICAL personnel
- Publication
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 3, p306
- ISSN
2075-051X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18295/SQUMJ.12.2023.092