Breastfeeding challenges and opportunities during COVID-19 in Hong Kong

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作者
Hui, Lai Ling [1 ,2 ]
Yeung, Karene H. T. [2 ]
Chow, Ka Ming [3 ]
Poon, Liona C. [4 ]
Ip, Patricia L. S. [5 ]
Nelson, E. Anthony S. [2 ,6 ,7 ]
机构
[1] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Food Sci & Nutr, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Fac Med, Dept Paediat, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Fac Med, Nethersole Sch Nursing, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[4] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Fac Med, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[5] Baby Friendly Hosp Initiat, Hong Kong Assoc, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[6] Chinese Univ Hong Kong Shenzhen, Sch Med, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[7] Prince Wales Hosp, Shatin, 6-F Lui Chi Woo Clin Sci Bldg, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
关键词
CONTEXT;
D O I
10.1111/jpc.16238
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
Barriers to sustain breastfeeding could be time and place specific. Here, we summarise new and old challenges to breastfeeding during COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, some of which were obtained from qualitative in-depth interviews with health-care professionals. We document how unnecessary massive mother-baby separations in hospitals and doubts in COVID-19 vaccine safety seriously harm breastfeeding. We also discuss how the trends and increase in acceptance of receiving post-natal care from family doctors, online-antenatal class, work-from-home policy and telemedicine implicate new strategies to protect, promote and support breastfeeding during and after the pandemic. The challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic on breastfeeding have revealed new opportunities to support breastfeeding in Hong Kong and similar settings where exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is still not the norm.
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页码:609 / 612
页数:4
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