Caesarean sections and breastfeeding initiation among migrants in Switzerland

Merten, Sonja; Wyss, Corinne; Ackermann‐Liebrich, Ursula

doi:10.1007/s00038-007-6035-8

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“…Our results agree with those from studies in other European countries identifying a higher prevalence of breastfeeding in immigrants as a whole than in nonimmigrants (De Amici et al, 2001;Merten et al, 2007;Hawkins et al, 2008). One study in London (Evans et al, 1976) (50 Asian mothers) and another more recent in France (Rovillé-Sausse, 2005) (60 Asian mothers) have also described a drastic reduction in the establishment of breastfeeding among North-Asian immigrants.…”

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“…Initiation of breastfeeding in hospital is considered a quality care indicator during the perinatal period. Research in Europe has shown that, in general, the frequency of breastfeeding initiation is high in immigrants, although maintenance of this type of nourishment decreases in parallel to the time of residence in the new country (De Amici et al, 2001;Merten et al, 2007; Hawkins et al, 2008). Spain is among the 10 countries receiving the largest number of international migrants.…”

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Breastfeeding initiation in immigrant and non-immigrant women in Spain

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Research about inequities between native and immigrant women regarding the quality of health care is still scarce. Initiation of breastfeeding in hospital is considered a quality care indicator. In this study, we explore the association between the geographical origin of the women and the establishment of breastfeeding in Spanish hospitals. Prevalence of breastfeeding initiation is higher for women from Latin America, Eastern Europe, Maghreb or sub-Saharan Africa than for Spanish women, and lower for Chinese women. Compared with Spanish women the odds of not breastfeeding in hospital were lower in all these immigrant groups but more than five times higher for Chinese immigrants. Culturally adapted health services are necessary to maintain breastfeeding rates in most immigrant groups. Moreover, it seems urgent to identify the factors influencing patterns of breastfeeding in Chinese immigrants and to develop innovative strategies to encourage breastfeeding initiation in hospital. ( Keywords: migration; breastfeeding; immigrant Migration can be decisive to improve the life of women from developing countries, but it can also be a process that increases their vulnerability and put at risk their health and the health of their progeny. Differences between immigrants and non-immigrants in some reproductive and perinatal indicators have been identified as well as in the quality of the obstetric care. Initiation of breastfeeding in hospital is considered a quality care indicator during the perinatal period. Research in Europe has shown that, in general, the frequency of breastfeeding initiation is high in immigrants, although maintenance of this type of nourishment decreases in parallel to the time of residence in the new country (De Amici et al., 2001;Merten et al., 2007; Hawkins et al., 2008). Spain is among the 10 countries receiving the largest number of international migrants. However, research on the quality of health care among immigrants is very scarce. The aim of our study was to compare rates of breastfeeding initiation in hospital between Spanish and immigrant groups living in Spain. We carried out a cross-sectional study using birth data recorded during [2005][2006] in registries of Catalonia and Valencia, two Spanish regions with the highest concentration of births from immigrant women (more than 35% of total births in 2010). A detailed description of both registries has been presented elsewhere (Río et al., 2010). Briefly, they record information supplied by public and private hospitals about childbirths (universal coverage), being the only regional source to monitoring breastfeeding patterns. In addition to data reported by nurses about the type of nourishment maintained during the stay in hospital (breastfeeding/artificial feeding), they record information about the mother's country of origin (as reported by themselves) and about type (simple/multiple) and mode (vaginal/caesarean section) of delivery and type of hospital (public/private) as well as data about the mother's age and newborn's characteristic...

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Breastfeeding initiation in immigrant and non-immigrant women in Spain

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“…Longitudinal studies of preterm babies born after unnecessary medical intervention can give further light to these suggestions and to the understanding of the evolutionary significance of plasticity and its applications in public health. It has also been demonstrated that all children who are born preterm, with low birth weight or by Caesarean section are at increased risk of missing maternal breastfeeding (Merten et al, 2007;Montero, 2009) and all the known benefits associated with it, including those leading to better biological outcomes later in life (Haines and Kintner, 2008).…”

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Hour of birth and birth assistance: From a primate to a medicalized pattern?

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2011

American J Hum Biol

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The predominant nocturnal pattern of birth seems to have disappeared in a Spanish highly medicalized population. However, the hallmark of primate nocturnal deliveries is evident when multiple births, malpresentation, Caesarean sections, and vaginal interventions are excluded. Possible consequences of diurnal birth include reduced infant-mother bonding, breast feeding, and later life reductions to health.

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“…IJPH Profi le 1 (Annaheim et al 2007; Merten et al 2007) 2 (Eichhorn et al 2007) 3 (Yunis et al 2007) 4 (Máchová et al 2007) 5 (Staehelin et al 2007) 6(Merten et al 2007) …”

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