Is breastfeeding duration related to the health of migrant mother-child dyads experiencing homelessness? The ENFAMS cross-sectional survey.
Alexandra DescarpentrieDelphine PoquetPauline BrugailleresPriscille SauvegrainPauline FrenoyElodie RichardJonathan Y BernardBlandine de Lauzon-GuillainStéphanie VandentorrenSandrine LioretPublished in: European journal of public health (2023)
The relevance of supporting breastfeeding to improve mothers' physical health holds true in the context of migration and homelessness. It is therefore important to support breastfeeding in these settings. Moreover, given the documented social complexity of breastfeeding practices, interventions should take mothers' socio-cultural heritage and the structural barriers they face into account.