Perinatal psychological interventions to promote breastfeeding: a narrative review

• Main Authors: Lidia Gómez (Author), Sergio Verd (Author), Gloria de- (Author), Esther Cardo (Author), Mateu Servera (Author), Ana Filgueira (Author), Jaume Ponce-Taylor (Author), Margarita Mulet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Emotional distress in mothers inhibits the let-down reflex, thus affecting breastfeeding self-efficacy. A breastfeeding mother may have to cope with both physical discomfort and psychological distress. However, literature on initiatives to improve breastfeeding rates has focused...