Digital Resources for Breastfeeding Promotion: A Scoping Review of 23 Studies

23 studies published between 2019 and 2024 were synthesized in this scoping review. The review, authored by Ana Lizette Rojas-Rodríguez and uploaded in 2026, maps evidence on digital and interactive multimedia tools used to promote and support breastfeeding. It describes intervention characteristics, target populations, implementation contexts, and reported outcomes.

Use Cases

• Categorize types of digital breastfeeding interventions based on the described range including social media, mHealth apps, and telemedicine.
• Analyze reported outcomes of digital tools based on described metrics like breastfeeding knowledge, self-efficacy, and duration.
• Compare implementation contexts and target populations based on the review's focus on pregnant women and vulnerable groups.
• Identify research gaps in digital health for breastfeeding based on the noted inconsistencies in evidence on duration and exclusivity.

Strengths

• Includes 23 studies providing a foundational mapping of the field.
• Covers a defined time range of publications from 2019 to 2024.
• Explicitly includes studies from both high-income and low- and middle-income countries.
• Uses a recognized scoping review methodology (Arksey and O'Malley framework, PRISMA-ScR).

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 106.8 KB PDF document, indicating a very limited scope and scale.
• Row and column-level data are unknown; the document contains synthesized review text, not raw structured data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Scoping review conducted via searches in PubMed, Virtual Health Library, Google Scholar, and Consensus between April 2023 and July 2024.

Time Range

Studies reviewed were published between 2019 and 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 05:40:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Studies from both high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were included.