The Protective Role of Community Health Workers in Supporting Mother-Infant Bonding

Autor/inn/en	Bust, Ella; Pedro, Athena
Titel	The Protective Role of Community Health Workers in Supporting Mother-Infant Bonding
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 192 (2022) 9, S.1430-1443 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Pedro, Athena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2021.1885395
Schlagwörter	Public Health; Health Personnel; Infants; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Well Being; Nutrition; Child Development; Poverty; Access to Health Care; Depression (Psychology); Access to Education; Substance Abuse; Crime; Violence; Barriers; Health Services; Foreign Countries; Nongovernmental Organizations; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitswesen; Medizinisches Personal; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ernährung; Kindesentwicklung; Armut; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Gewalt; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Community health workers have been shown to be an effective way to improve health outcomes in under-resourced contexts like South Africa. Community health workers can support health and well-being through supporting mother-infant bonding, which is associated with a wide range of benefits. The bond between mother and infant is critical for infants' health, nutrition, care, and future development. However, mother-infant bonding faces many challenges in South Africa, including poverty, poor health care, lack of education, maternal depression, substance abuse, and high rates of crime and violence. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore how community health workers might enhance mother-infant bonding. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 community health workers. A thematic analysis suggests that that there are many contextual inhibitors of mother-infant bonding, that support is vital for mother-infant bonding, and that community health workers provide comprehensive, holistic support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01