Breastfeeding in Infancy and Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Parikh, Nisha I.; Hwang, Shih‐Jen; Ingelsson, Erik; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Fox, Caroline S.; Vasan, Ramachandran S.; Murabito, Joanne M.

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.11.034

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“…Additionally, breastfeeding in infancy is associated with lower adult body mass index (BMI) and decreased cardiovascular disease risk [6]. An examination of disparities in early childhood obesity among ethnic groups shows that Hispanic infants/children have higher rates of overweight and obesity than children/infants of other races/ethnicities.…”

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Modeling the Influence of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Hispanic Immigrant Women

Linares

Wambach

Rayens

et al. 2016

J Immigrant Minority Health

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Using data from a longitudinal study of breastfeeding in Hispanics, this study evaluated the influence of early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) on initiation and sustained exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at 1 month post- partum. Two-thirds of the women in the sample participated in early SSC. At discharge, over half of the women were EBF; this proportion decreased to one-third at 1 month postpartum. Controlling for demographic and clinical variables in the model, participation in early SSC was associated with a greater than sevenfold increase in the odds of EBF at discharge (p = .005) but was not predictive of EBF at 1 month post-discharge (p = .7). Younger maternal age and increased prenatal infant feeding intention were associated with an increased likelihood of EBF across both timepoints. Promoting early SSC may help with initiation of EBF, while further breastfeeding support may be needed to maintain EBF following discharge for this vulnerable population.

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Modeling the Influence of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Hispanic Immigrant Women

Linares

Wambach

Rayens

et al. 2016

J Immigrant Minority Health

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“…9,10 Furthermore, breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in child, adolescent 11 and adult obesity 12 and reduced risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). 13 For the mother, breastfeeding has been demonstrated to reduce the risk of breast and ovarian cancer.…”

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Community-Based Participatory Research of Breastfeeding Disparities in African American Women

Ringel–Kulka

Jensen

McLaurin

et al. 2011

ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition

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Objective Lack of support for breastfeeding mothers has been consistently identified in the literature as a barrier for breastfeeding across racial and ethnic groups. Using a community-based participatory approach, academic and community-based partners conducted an iterative process to assess barriers, facilitators and potential mediating interventions for breastfeeding in the African-American community in Durham, North Carolina. Methods Eight focus groups were conducted with African-American mothers, fathers and grandmothers. Researchers transcribed and coded each focus group and analyzed using Atlas ti. 5.2. Patterns and themes that emerged informed the development of community stakeholder interviews; 41 interviews were conducted with community representatives. These findings informed the development of a support group pilot intervention. The pilot support groups were evaluated for increase in knowledge of attendees. Results Focus group and community interviews indicate that African Americans may disproportionately experience inadequate support for breastfeeding. This lack of support was reported in the home, the workplace, among peers, and from healthcare providers. The pilot support groups resulted in increased knowledge of breastfeeding among group participants OR=3.6 (95% CI: 2.5, 5.2). Conclusions The findings from this research underscore the importance of a multi-level approach to breastfeeding support for African American women to address breastfeeding disparities.

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“…Children who are breastfed have protection against infection 11–14 and sudden infant death syndrome 15 and lower risk of a number of chronic diseases, 16,17 including obesity. 18–20 Mothers who breastfeed have a lower risk for type 2 diabetes, 21,22 hypertension, 23 and breast 24,25 and ovarian cancers.…”

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Adherence to Breastfeeding Guidelines and Maternal Weight 6 Years After Delivery

2014

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OBJECTIVES There is a dearth of information on the long-term maternal effects of breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to examine adherence to breastfeeding recommendations of exclusive breastfeeding for ≥4 months and continuation of breastfeeding for ≥1 year and maternal weight retention 6 years after delivery. METHODS Using data from the Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPS II), we categorized women by the degree to which they met breastfeeding recommendations. Mothers’ self-reported weight 6 years after delivery (IFPS Year 6 Follow-Up) was compared with self-reported prepregnancy weight from IFPS II. Using linear regression models, adjusting for covariates, we examined associations between breastfeeding recommendation adherence and weight retention. RESULTS Of the 726 women in our study, 17.9% never breastfed. Among those who initiated breastfeeding, 29.0% breastfed exclusively for ≥4 months, and 20.3% breastfed exclusively for ≥4 months and continued breastfeeding for ≥12 months. Prepregnancy BMI modified the association between breastfeeding recommendation adherence and weight retention. Adjusting for covariates, we found no association between breastfeeding recommendations adherence and weight retention among normal and overweight mothers. Among obese mothers, there was a significant linear trend (P = .03), suggesting that those who fully adhered to breastfeeding recommendations retained less weight (−8.0 kg) than obese women who never breastfed. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that improving adherence to breastfeeding recommendations may help reduce long-term maternal weight retention among obese mothers. Larger studies, with diverse populations and similar longitudinal designs, are needed to explore this relationship.

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Breastfeeding in Infancy and Adult Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Abstract: Background-Public health recommendations advocate breastfeeding in infancy as a means to reduce later-life obesity. Several prior studies relating breastfeeding to cardiovascular risk factors have been limited by lack of adjustment for maternal and participant confounding factors.

Cited by 84 publications

References 48 publications

Modeling the Influence of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Hispanic Immigrant Women

Modeling the Influence of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Hispanic Immigrant Women

Community-Based Participatory Research of Breastfeeding Disparities in African American Women

Adherence to Breastfeeding Guidelines and Maternal Weight 6 Years After Delivery

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