Support of Health Workers in the Success of Exclusive Breastfeeding: Scoping Review

Abstract

Exclusive breastfeeding (ASI) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is breast milk that is given to babies from birth for six months, without replacing it with other food or drinks except medicine, vitamins and minerals. Exclusive breastfeeding is constrained because the mother is not confident that she is able to breastfeed properly so that all the nutritional needs of the baby are not met. The success of exclusive breastfeeding requires support from all health workers, the government, husbands, family and peers. The purpose of the review is to review the support of health workers for the success of exclusive breastfeeding. This research method is Scoping Review using the PRISMA ScR Framework. Literature Searching uses the relevant Pubmed, Science Direct and Wiley databases, with the inclusion criteria being original English articles that can be accessed in full tex in 2017 – 2021. Conducting critical appraisal using The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Based on the search results of the 419 articles that have been selected, there are 10 selected literature and three themes emerged as a result of the scoping review, namely support from health workers, time and place, and forms of support for the success of exclusive breastfeeding. The research articles found came from developing countries on the Asian continent, namely China and Indonesia. Articles from developing countries on the African Continent, namely Ethiopia, Kenya, and Ghana. Articles come from the developed countries of the Australian continent, namely articles from Australia. Articles from developed countries on the European continent, namely England and Spain. From the results of the 10 articles found, there were 5 types of qualitative articles, 3 types of cross-sectional studies, 1 type of randomized controlled trial article and 1 type of quasi-experimental study article.