Correlation between breastfeeding and maternal health status

Zúbaran, Carlos; Foresti, Katia

doi:10.1590/s1679-45082013000200008

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“…We also found a significant association between actual newborn feeding patterns and breastfeeding confidence, suggesting that mothers who fully breastfed their infants had greater self-efficacy than those who partially breastfed. Such result concurred with literature that maternal self-efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding in hospital were highly correlated ( 21 , 25 , 26 , 29 , 31 , 33 ). Addionaly, similar studies found higher self-efficacy in women who were exclusively breastfeeding at 1 month ( 27 ), 3 months ( 26 ), and 6 months ( 27 ) postpartum.…”

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“…According to our findings, the mean overall BSES-SF score was 3.65 indicating a rather good level of breastfeeding self-efficacy. Previous studies conducted in China ( 21 ), Japan ( 22 ), Iran ( 23 ), Uganda ( 24 ), and USA ( 25 ) reported lower mean overall BSES-SF scores, while other studies in Italy ( 26 ), Croatia ( 27 ), Sweden ( 28 ), Brazil ( 29 ), and Philippines ( 30 ) reported higher mean scores of self-efficacy. The differences in mean total score of BSES-SF may be related to the use of different methodologies and early postpartum samples, such as the proportion of multiparous women or the attending antenatal breastfeeding classes, and probably due to different cultural contexts between countries.…”

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Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Related Socio-demographic, Perinatal and Psychological Factors: a Cross-sectional Study Among Postpartum Greek Women

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Background: Studies have shown that breastfeeding self-efficacy constitutes a determinant used to forecast breastfeeding behaviours. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the factors associated to breastfeeding self-efficacy and identify its predictors among Greek women in their immediate postpartum period. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the General Hospital of Volos, Greece. A convenience sample of 120 postpartum women who gave birth at the hospital and met all the inclusion criteria were invited to participate; 100 responded. Questionnaires on socio-demographic, perinatal and breastfeeding-related characteristics, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficiency Scale were completed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with the use of the linear regression model. Results: Women reported a rather good level of breastfeeding self-efficacy (mean = 3.65; SD = 0.85) in the early postpartum period. 52% of women carried out exclusive breastfeeding in the hospital. The prevalence of postnatal depression was 25%. The best-fit regression analysis revealed four predictors (timing of the mother’s decision to breastfeed, infant’s feeding pattern, previous breastfeeding experience, levels of postnatal depression) explaining 44.7% of the variance in breastfeeding self-efficacy. Conclusion: Acknowledging the determinants which affect breastfeeding self-efficacy of women in the immediate postpartum period is a necessary condition in designing targeted intervention services.

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Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Related Socio-demographic, Perinatal and Psychological Factors: a Cross-sectional Study Among Postpartum Greek Women

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“…Recent guidelines and newborn breastfeeding-friendly initiatives [ 2 , 3 ] have been implemented in the community to help health care professionals to promote the awareness and practice of breastfeeding among mothers [ 4 ]. Breastfeeding has gained variable attention from health care policymakers, practitioners, and mothers despite all of the proven benefits and promotional efforts.…”

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Determinants of Successful Exclusive Breastfeeding for Saudi Mothers: Social Acceptance Is a Unique Predictor

Alyousefi

2021

IJERPH

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Recent guidelines motivate health care professionals to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). The reported rate of EBF is low in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to explore the determinants of successful exclusive breastfeeding for Saudi mothers. A cross-sectional, survey-based study was conducted in family medicine clinics. The dependent variable was the actual practice of EBF. Independent variables were the mothers’ demographic information, comfortableness with breastfeeding in public, knowledge and attitudes about breastfeeding, previous experience of successful breastfeeding, and a previous feeding plan. Statistical analysis was carried out using bivariate analysis and multinomial logistic regression. Out of the 322 respondents, only 28% practiced exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months. Perceived insufficient milk (p = 0.011) was associated with a lower EBF rate. Mothers’ degrees of comfort with breastfeeding in front of their relatives (p = 0.024) and in front of friends (p = 0.028) were significantly associated with their infants’ actual feeding practices for the first six months of their infants’ lives. Mothers reported that the absence of a suitable place for breastfeeding caused them to stop breastfeeding (p = 0.043) and was associated with their infant’s actual feeding practices for the first six months of their infant’s lives. An antenatal breastfeeding intention was considered a significant predictor of EBF; OR: 7.31 (95% CI: 2.24—23.84). Mothers who do not stop breastfeeding when they get sick have a 5.054 times higher chance of continuing EBF (95% CI: 1.037—24.627) than the formula-only feeding group. Thus, social acceptance is a unique predictor for their success in exclusive breastfeeding. Mothers have good intentions and a desire to breastfeed. Therefore, they must be guided through their pregnancy and postpartum period to overcome breastfeeding issues.

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“…8 Another study in South Brazil showed significant correlation between maternal health and risk of breastfeeding cessation. 9 Authors are aiming from this study to shed light on the barriers that preclude breastfeeding and have recommendations to support breastfeeding. There has been an approach that was applied in AUB which was complex intervention targeting new mothers' breastfeeding knowledge, skills and social support within a Social Network and Social Support theory framework will increase exclusive breastfeeding rate and duration among women, which showed positive effects in increasing the rate of breastfeeding.…”

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Attitude and awareness on importance of breastfeeding among childbearing women in a rapidly developing country

Vamegh¹,

Karkout²,

Shihan³

et al. 2019

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Health authorities in United Arab Emirates passed a law giving all the mothers the right to breastfeed their children even during the working hours. The objective of this study is designed to explore the degree of awareness among mothers in childbearing period on breastfeeding importance and practices.Methods: A cross sectional explorative questionnaire-based survey included 400 mothers from multi health centres in 3 emirates of United Arab Emirates as follows: Abu Dhabi 100 samples, Dubai 100 samples and Sharjah 200 samples, who were in their childbearing period and had a minimum of one child during the study period between July 2016 and November 2016.Results: Total 54.5% of mothers were above 30 years of age. 48% were local and 52% were non-local. 80% were familiar with the advantages of breastfeeding. 84.8% believed that exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months is important and 41% had breastfed their children exclusively. 76% had the skin-to-skin contact with their baby and 43.5% had started breastfeeding within the first hour after birth, of them, 10% had delivered by caesarean section. 82% were roaming in with their baby during hospital stay and 81% had practiced demand breastfeeding. 89.9% of mothers had received the support they needed for breastfeeding from hospital staff. 56% had not used pacifier during the hospital stay and 56% had used bottle-feeding. 55% of mothers were employed, 72% of them had the intention to continue exclusive breastfeeding for a minimum of 6-month period.Conclusions: Attitude and awareness on breastfeeding are encouraging. Educational efforts, workshops and public awareness should be enhanced and maximized.

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Correlation between breastfeeding and maternal health status

Cited by 9 publications

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Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Related Socio-demographic, Perinatal and Psychological Factors: a Cross-sectional Study Among Postpartum Greek Women

Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Related Socio-demographic, Perinatal and Psychological Factors: a Cross-sectional Study Among Postpartum Greek Women

Determinants of Successful Exclusive Breastfeeding for Saudi Mothers: Social Acceptance Is a Unique Predictor

Attitude and awareness on importance of breastfeeding among childbearing women in a rapidly developing country

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