Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response for Breastfeeding, Maternal Caregiving Capacity and Infant Mental Health

Karleen Gribble; Kathleen A Marinelli; Cecília Tomori; Marielle S Gross

doi:10.1177/0890334420949514

Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response for Breastfeeding, Maternal Caregiving Capacity and Infant Mental Health

J Hum Lact. 2020 Nov;36(4):591-603. doi: 10.1177/0890334420949514. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

Authors

Karleen Gribble¹, Kathleen A Marinelli², Cecília Tomori³, Marielle S Gross⁴

Affiliations

¹ 89381 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Parramatta, NSW, Australia.
² 12227 University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
³ 15851 Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁴ 223121 Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 32757878
DOI: 10.1177/0890334420949514

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; attachment; breastfeeding; child neglect; infant and young child feeding in emergencies; infant mental health; maternal caregiving capacity; maternal proximity; milk expression; pandemic; rooming-in; skin-to-skin contact; vertical transmission.

MeSH terms

Breast Feeding* / ethics
Breast Feeding* / methods
Breast Feeding* / psychology
COVID-19* / epidemiology
COVID-19* / psychology
COVID-19* / therapy
COVID-19* / transmission
Female
Global Health
Health Policy
Humans
Infant
Infant Care / ethics
Infant Care / methods*
Infant Care / psychology
Infant Care / standards
Infant Health*
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
Mental Health*
Milk, Human / virology
Mother-Child Relations / psychology*
Object Attachment
Pandemics
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / therapy