Melina Mgongo, Scott B Ickes, Beatrice J Leyaro, Innocent B Mboya, Samantha Grounds, Emily R Seiger, Tamara Hashim, Jamie L Conklin, Elizabeth Kimani-Murage, Stephanie L Martin
Around the world, paid work without appropriate structural support, is a key barrier to optimal breastfeeding practices. To better protect, promote, and support optimal breastfeeding practices among working women in Africa, this scoping review sought to understand how paid work influences infant feeding practices in the first six months of life and what support women need to manage work and optimal infant feeding practices. We systematically searched PubMed, Scopus, Global Health, and CINAHL Plus, screened 2,436 abstracts, and reviewed 322 full-text articles using Covidence for review and charting...
January 19, 2024: Advances in Nutrition