The impact of health policies and the COVID-19 pandemic on exclusive breastfeeding in Chile during 2009–2020

Abstract In 2011, Chile added 12 mandatory extra weeks of maternity leave (ML). In January 2015, a pay-for-performance (P4P) strategy was included in the primary healthcare system, incorporating exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) promotion actions. The COVID-19 pandemic led to healthcare access difficult...

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Main Authors: Deborah Navarro-Rosenblatt, Tarik Benmarhnia, Paula Bedregal, Sandra Lopez-Arana, Lorena Rodriguez-Osiac, Maria Luisa Garmendia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37675-z