What is it about?
This study explored the feasibility of in‐hospital, tailored breastfeeding support for the substance‐exposed mother and baby.
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Why is it important?
Breastfeeding rates are typically low for women with a substance‐use disorder. This is despite the specific benefits of breastfeeding to alleviate the severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the well‐documented generic advantages. This study explored whether tailored breastfeeding support provided in hospital to women with a substance use disorder would improve clinical outcomes for their babies and facilitate maternal capacity building and infant bonding.
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This publication was generated from a feasibility study carried out as part of a PhD.
Dr Sonya MacVicar
Edinburgh Napier University
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This page is a summary of: Breastfeeding and the substance-exposed mother and baby, Birth, February 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12338.
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