Perceived barriers and facilitators to breast-feeding support practices in hospitals and birthing facilities in the USA
Strengthening prenatal education for mothers and trainings for administrative and nursing staff and physicians is warranted in BFHI and non-BFHI hospitals. Staff management and hospital infrastructure need to be improved particularly in non-BFHI hospitals to provide adequate breast-feeding support for mothers.
Authors
- Bee‐Ah Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1124-2481)
- Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-3253)
- Sara E. Benjamin‐Neelon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4643-2397)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980024002635
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42
Funders
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Johns Hopkins University
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health