Barriers to breastfeeding are shaped by sociocultural context: an exploratory qualitative study in Bangladesh.
Md Fakhar UddinIshrat JabeenMohammad Ashraful IslamMahfuzur RahmanMohammod Jobayer ChistiTahmeed AhmedHaribondhu SarmaPublished in: Journal of health, population, and nutrition (2022)
A range of barriers at individual, society and system level have important implications for infant and young children's breastfeeding practices in Bangladesh. Development of interventions that address the range of barriers that many mothers face is essential to support breastfeeding practices. Potential interventions include strengthening information-giving during interaction between mothers and health workers on breastfeeding techniques, and engaging fathers and other "significant others" in counseling on breastfeeding.