Impact of remote prenatal education on program participation and breastfeeding of women in rural and remote Indigenous communities

Impact of remote prenatal education on program participation and breastfeeding of women in rural and remote Indigenous communities

Background: First Nations (FN) women have a higher risk of diabetes than non-FN women in Canada. Prenatal education and breastfeeding may reduce the risk of diabetes in mothers and offspring. The rates of breastfeeding initiation and participation in the prenatal program are low in FN communities. M...

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Main Authors: Amy Hui, Wanda Philips-Beck, Rhonda Campbell, Stephanie Sinclair, Connie Kuzdak, Erin Courchene, Maxine Roulette, Wendy Mousseau, Doloris Beaulieu, Eric Wood, Gloria Munroe, Frances Desjarlais, Sora Ludwig, Brandy Wicklow, Jonathan McGavock, Elizabeth Sellers, Nathan Nickel, Depeng Jiang, Kellie Thiessen, Christy Pylypjuk, Margaret Morris, Garry X. Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Remote prenatal education
Social media
Pregnant women
Breastfeeding
Rural and remote Indigenous communities
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537021001310

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