Models of Breastfeeding Services for Postpartum Mothers and Their Families: Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months after childbirth in Thailand is still lower than 50 percent. The aim was to study the models of breastfeeding services for postpartum mothers and their families. The systematic literature review process consisted of two steps; the process step and the product step, and using the Joanna Briggs Institute criteria, chosen from quantitative research, qualitative research, and academic article. The process step used “Google” and “Google Scholar” as an electronic database. Entries were retrieved in February, 2023 and March, 2024. The keywords used were “models of breastfeeding services,” and “postpartum mothers and their families”. The product step, consisting of search retrievals, yielded 16 titles published between 2014 - 2023. Five were academic articles, 11 were research work, divided into 8 qualitative research and 3 quantitative research, 1 in English and 15 in Thai. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) levels of indication were used to fix with the inclusion criteria. It was found that reliability was at 1 for 1 study, 2 studies were in level 2, 3 studies were in level 3, 5 studies were in level 4, while the 5 article were in level 5. The models of breastfeeding services for postpartum mothers and their families included mothers and infants staying together all the time (rooming in), and families always being there to help. They provided knowledge in 10 aspect and application of 10 steps in the postpartum period. This issue is a challenge for future research.