PMC:7727601 / 13959-14702 JSONTXT

{"project":"LitCovid-sentences","denotations":[{"id":"T117","span":{"begin":0,"end":185},"obj":"Sentence"},{"id":"T118","span":{"begin":186,"end":228},"obj":"Sentence"},{"id":"T119","span":{"begin":229,"end":372},"obj":"Sentence"},{"id":"T120","span":{"begin":373,"end":743},"obj":"Sentence"}],"namespaces":[{"prefix":"_base","uri":"http://pubannotation.org/ontology/tao.owl#"}],"text":"Approximately equal numbers of hospitals reported that their exclusive breastfeeding rates had increased and decreased; the majority reported the rate had stayed approximately the same. The reasons for these changes are unknown. However, the pandemic could contribute to reduced breastfeeding as a result of maternal/newborn separation and reductions in lactation support. On the other hand, the visitor restriction policies implemented by many hospitals could potentially provide more opportunities for breastfeeding and for a mother to learn her newborn’s feeding cues.§§§ Longer-term monitoring of exclusive breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge will be important to assess as one measure of the impact of the pandemic on infant health."}