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Table 1 Examples of positive, neutral, and negative sentiment classification for breastfeeding promotion

From: Breastfeeding media coverage and beliefs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico: implications for breastfeeding equity

Positive information

Neutral information

Negative information

Recommendations to continue breastfeeding during the pandemic

Reports on the importance of traditional midwifery in indigenous communities during the pandemic

Reports of increase marketing of breastmilk substitutes during the pandemic

Reports of no evidence that COVID-19 can be transmitted via breastmilk

Reports on decrease in Mexican women’s fertility rate

Reports of detection of COVID-19 in breastmilk

Promotion of breastfeeding continuation during social distancing and lockdown measures by the Mexican Ministry of Health

Reports on the first births from Mexican mothers infected with COVID-19

Reports about health professionals’ influence on the discontinuation of breastfeeding among mothers