Document Type
Article
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Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Disciplines
1.6 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Abstract
Background The exclusive breastfeeding rate in Ireland is very low with extremely slow annual growth.The population of immigrants in Ireland is increasing. Improving exclusive breastfeeding practice amongimmigrants may contribute to the overall improvement of exclusive breastfeeding rates in Ireland. Thisstudy was conducted to elicit recommendations on improving exclusive breastfeeding rate for six monthsamong Chinese immigrants in Ireland. Methods Fourteen semi-structured in-depth individual interviewswere conducted with Chinese immigrant mothers resident in Ireland, who breastfed exclusively for four to six months.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-18400/v2
Recommended Citation
Chen, H. et al. (2021) How to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding in Ireland: a Qualitative Study on Views of Chinese Immigrant Mothers,Research Square, March 2020, DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-18400/v2
Publication Details
DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-18400/v2