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Protecting Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Perinatal Care Recommendations in the Context of Maternal and Child Well-Being

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  • Aleksandra Wesołowska

    (Laboratory of Human Milk and Lactation Research at Regional Human Milk Bank in Holy Family Hospital, Department of Medical Biology, Medical University of Warsaw, Litewska 14/16, 00-575 Warsaw, Poland
    Human Milk Bank Foundation, Podkowy Str. 128 J, 04-937 Warsaw, Poland
    These authors have contributed equally to this work.)

  • Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz

    (Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Division of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 48/50, 50-369 Wrocław, Poland
    These authors have contributed equally to this work.)

  • Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura

    (Laboratory of Human Milk and Lactation Research at Regional Human Milk Bank in Holy Family Hospital, Department of Medical Biology, Medical University of Warsaw, Litewska 14/16, 00-575 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Małgorzata Gawrońska

    (Human Milk Bank Foundation, Podkowy Str. 128 J, 04-937 Warsaw, Poland
    Faculty of Sociology, University of Warsaw, Karowa 18, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Bartłomiej Walczak

    (Institute of Applied Social Sciences, University of Warsaw, Nowy Świat 69, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The objective of this scoping review is to determine to what extent the recommendations on perinatal care protect breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic. The review follows the PRISMA ScR Extension guidelines. The research was conducted in Scopus, Medline via Pubmed, and Web of Science databases from 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2021, using 392 combinations of keywords. We searched for reviews and original papers published in English providing recommendations on delivery mode, companion during labor, the possibility of skin-to-skin contact (SSC), breastfeeding, and visitors policy. After screening, 86 out of 8416 publications qualified for data extraction. The majority of them indicated that COVID-19 infection is not a sufficient reason for a cesarean section; however, on a national level, cesarean births in severely ill patients were overrepresented. A significant number of recommendations deprived mothers of the necessary support during their labor and stay in the maternity ward. A shared decision-making model was hardly visible. Only the earliest COVID-19 recommendations suspended direct breastfeeding; in later publications, decisions were related to the mother’s health, but other options of natural feeding were rarely discussed.

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  • Aleksandra Wesołowska & Magdalena Orczyk-Pawiłowicz & Agnieszka Bzikowska-Jura & Małgorzata Gawrońska & Bartłomiej Walczak, 2022. "Protecting Breastfeeding during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Perinatal Care Recommendations in the Context of Maternal and Child Well-Being," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-26, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:6:p:3347-:d:769575
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    1. Caroline Benski & Daria Di Filippo & Gianmarco Taraschi & Michael R. Reich, 2020. "Guidelines for Pregnancy Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Public Health Conundrum," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-17, November.
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