Impact of remote prenatal education on program participation and breastfeeding of women in rural and remote Indigenous communities.
Breastfeeding
Pregnant women
Remote prenatal education
Rural and remote Indigenous communities
Social media
Journal
EClinicalMedicine
ISSN: 2589-5370
Titre abrégé: EClinicalMedicine
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101733727
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
received:
09
01
2021
revised:
27
03
2021
accepted:
30
03
2021
entrez:
17
5
2021
pubmed:
18
5
2021
medline:
18
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
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. A prenatal educational website, social media-assisted prenatal chat groups and community support teams were developed in three rural or remote FN communities in Manitoba. The rates of participation of pregnant women in prenatal programs and breastfeeding initiation were compared before and after the start of the remote prenatal education program within 2014-2017. The participation rate of FN pregnant women in rural or remote communities in the prenatal program and breastfeeding initiation during 1-year after the start of the community-based remote prenatal education program were significantly increased compared to that during 1-year before the start of the program (54% versus 36% for the participation rate, 50% versus 34% for breastfeeding initiation, The findings suggest that remote prenatal education is feasible and effective for improving the breastfeeding rate and engaging pregnant women to participate in the prenatal program in rural or remote FN communities. The remote prenatal education remained active during COVID-19 in the participating communities, which suggests an advantage to expand remote prenatal education in other Indigenous communities. Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Lawson Foundation and University of Manitoba.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
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.
METHODS
METHODS
A prenatal educational website, social media-assisted prenatal chat groups and community support teams were developed in three rural or remote FN communities in Manitoba. The rates of participation of pregnant women in prenatal programs and breastfeeding initiation were compared before and after the start of the remote prenatal education program within 2014-2017.
FINDINGS
RESULTS
The participation rate of FN pregnant women in rural or remote communities in the prenatal program and breastfeeding initiation during 1-year after the start of the community-based remote prenatal education program were significantly increased compared to that during 1-year before the start of the program (54% versus 36% for the participation rate, 50% versus 34% for breastfeeding initiation,
INTERPRETATION
CONCLUSIONS
The findings suggest that remote prenatal education is feasible and effective for improving the breastfeeding rate and engaging pregnant women to participate in the prenatal program in rural or remote FN communities. The remote prenatal education remained active during COVID-19 in the participating communities, which suggests an advantage to expand remote prenatal education in other Indigenous communities.
FUNDING
BACKGROUND
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Lawson Foundation and University of Manitoba.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33997743
doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100851
pii: S2589-5370(21)00131-0
pmc: PMC8099658
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100851Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No conflicting interest exists between the content of the manuscript and all authors.
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