دورية أكاديمية
Breastfeeding practices and associations with pregnancy, maternal and infant characteristics in Australia: a cross-sectional study
| العنوان: | Breastfeeding practices and associations with pregnancy, maternal and infant characteristics in Australia: a cross-sectional study |
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| المؤلفون: | Renee Reynolds, Melanie Kingsland, Justine Daly, Milly Licata, Belinda Tully, Emma Doherty, Eva Farragher, Clare Desmet, Christophe Lecathelinais, Julianne McKie, Melanie Williams, John Wiggers, Jenna Hollis |
| المصدر: | International Breastfeeding Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Breastfeeding cessation, Exclusive breastfeeding, Australia, Postnatal period, Determinants, Pediatrics, RJ1-570, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Background Exclusive breastfeeding to six months of age is a major global public health priority. Several characteristics are known to be associated with early cessation of breastfeeding, however, limited evidence exists regarding whether women’s reported reasons for cessation are associated with maternal, pregnancy and infant characteristics. The aims of this study were to: i) describe women’s reported intention to breastfeed and their subsequent breastfeeding practices; ii) describe women’s reported reasons for breastfeeding cessation prior to the infant being five months of age; and iii) examine associations between these factors and maternal, pregnancy and infant characteristics. Methods Telephone and online surveys were conducted between October 2019 and April 2020 with 536 women who had given birth in the previous eight to 21 weeks at four public maternity services in Australia. Results The majority of women intended to (94%), and did, initiate (95%) breastfeeding. At the time the survey was conducted, 57% of women were exclusively breastfeeding. Women who: had less than University level education, had a pre-pregnancy BMI in the overweight or obese category, and who smoked tobacco at the time of the survey had lower odds of exclusively breastfeeding. The most common self-reported reasons for breastfeeding cessation were breastfeeding challenges (47%) and low milk supply (40%). Women aged 26–35 years and 36 + years had greater odds of reporting breastfeeding cessation due to low milk supply (OR = 2.92, 95% CI: 1.11, 7.66; OR = 5.57, 95% CI: 1.70, 18.29) compared to women aged 18–25 years. While women who had completed a TAFE certificate or diploma had lower odds of reporting this as a reason for breastfeeding cessation (OR = 0.28; 95% CI: 0.11, 0.73) compared to women who had University level education. There were no other significant associations found between characteristics and reasons for ceasing breastfeeding. Conclusions The most common reasons for breastfeeding cessation may be modifiable ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1746-4358 |
| العلاقة: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-023-00545-5Test; https://doaj.org/toc/1746-4358Test; https://doaj.org/article/003cea0b00764184916186d8bb120362Test |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s13006-023-00545-5 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-023-00545-5Test https://doaj.org/article/003cea0b00764184916186d8bb120362Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.C59B032F |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 17464358 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s13006-023-00545-5 |