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Perinatal psychological interventions to promote breastfeeding: a narrative review.

Lidia GómezSergio VerdGloria de-la-BandaEsther CardoMateu ServeraAna FilgueiraJaume Ponce-TaylorMargarita Mulet
Published in: International breastfeeding journal (2021)
This review suggests that relaxation interventions carefully tailored to address perinatal emotional distress may lead to important health benefits, including improvement in breastfeeding outcomes. There is also some indication that psychotherapy support while breastfeeding may have more impact than routine counselling. Conversely, this review did not find an association between self-hypnosis and breastfeeding outcomes. Data from this study can be used in designing prevention programs and future research with appropriate theoretical underpinning.
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