Breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes of health professionals attending lactating mothers in a secondary care Portuguese hospital: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Rosário Cunha (Author), Ana Torres-Rebelo (Author), Joana Mendes (Author), Sandra Silva (Author), Fátima Menezes (Author), Flávia Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Publicaciones Permanyer, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and Objectives: Despite proven benefits of breastfeeding for the health of the mother-child dyad, breastfeeding rates worldwide remain suboptimal. The role of health workers is critical to breastfeeding process. However, evidence suggests that some lack the skills to adequately counsel...