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Breastfeeding in the pandemic: A qualitative analysis of breastfeeding experiences among mothers from Canada and the United Kingdom

Sarah E. Turner Orcid Logo, Meredith Brockway Orcid Logo, Meghan B. Azad, Aimee Grant Orcid Logo, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen, Amy Brown Orcid Logo

Women and Birth, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: e388 - e396

Swansea University Authors: Aimee Grant Orcid Logo, Amy Brown Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.wombi.2023.01.002

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Background: Previous research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in both barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding. However, little research has looked specifically at first-time mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding during the pandemic or compared experiences of mothers living in different...

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ISSN: 1871-5192
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