Comparison of the Breastfeeding Practices of Refugee Syrian Mothers and Native Turkish Mothers

Değer, Vasfiye Bayram; Ertem, Melikşah; Çifçi, Sema

doi:10.1089/bfm.2019.0233

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“…Among other factors, it is possible that there will be some additional cultural and regional changes after the Syrian migration that started in 2011. A recent study documented lower rates of exclusive breast-feeding in the Syrian refugee mothers than Turkish mothers (27) . However, it is not possible to identify regional and mother tongue relations and to distinguish the differences with the current study.…”

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Trends and determinants of prelacteal feeding in Turkey: analysis of 2003–2018 demographic and health surveys

Yalçin

Çaylan

Eryurt

2020

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The aim of the current study is to analyse the trends, determinants of prelacteal feeding (PLF) and its relations with the mode of delivery among infants <24 months over the years 2003–2018. Design: We pooled data from Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys (TDHS). The key outcome variable was PLF. Factors associated with PLF were analysed by using complex sample multiple logistic regression analysis, separately and merged database. Setting: TDHS in 2003, 2008, 2013 and 2018. Participants: Mother–infant dyads (n 4942). Results: PLF rates fluctuated between 29·3 and 41·4 %. The most common types of PLF were infant formula (61·1 %) followed by sugar/glucose water (24·9 %) and plain water (9·3 %). PLF rate was 1·51 times higher (95 % CI 1·28, 1·78) in cases delivered by caesarean section as compared with those delivered by vaginal route. According to the initiation time of breast-feeding after delivery, the most significant absolute change in PLF rate was observed within 1 h (10·9 % increase). Delayed initiation of breast-feeding was associated with significantly higher odds of PLF compared with the first hour (1 to < 2 h: adjusted OR (AOR) 1·29, 95 % CI 1·04, 1·61; 2–23 h: AOR 1·73, 95 % CI 1·42, 2·11; ≥24 h: AOR 11·37, 95 % CI 8·81, 14·69). Conclusions: To eliminate suboptimal breast-feeding practices, counselling on breast-feeding and delivery type during antenatal visits, postnatal breast-feeding support and social support should be provided to all mothers and families.

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Trends and determinants of prelacteal feeding in Turkey: analysis of 2003–2018 demographic and health surveys

Yalçin

Çaylan

Eryurt

2020

Public Health Nutr.

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“…The rate of exclusive breastfeeding was higher in the Israeli control group than in the refugee group, similar to the reports in other studies. 17 18 This finding may be attributed to the facts that refugee women witnessed war, experienced traumatic events and faced immense challenges that contributed to increased maternal anxiety and insecurity that further interfered with the mother's ''let down'' reflex and lactation and additionally to insufficient prenatal or postnatal care, as suggested by Bayram Değer et al 18 Within the refugee group, we found significant improvement in NM between 2014 and 2017. Birth weight, GA and rate of breastfeeding increased while twin deliveries decreased by 2017.…”

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“… 17 18 This finding may be attributed to the facts that refugee women witnessed war, experienced traumatic events and faced immense challenges that contributed to increased maternal anxiety and insecurity that further interfered with the mother’s ‘‘let down’’ reflex and lactation and additionally to insufficient prenatal or postnatal care, as suggested by Bayram Değer et al . 18 …”

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Neonatal morbidity among African refugee women in Israel: a case–control study

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ObjectivesReports on neonatal morbidity (NM) among refugees in developed countries remain inconsistent. We aimed to compare NM among infants of African refugees in Israel to the native population based on a large population sample.DesignA case–control study.SettingA tertiary hospital in Israel.ParticipantsData on hospital-based live births of refugee women and their newborns who were born in 2014 and 2017 were retrieved from medical records. Perinatal and neonatal data were compared between the refugee group and the native residents matched for gestational age and year of birth as well as within the refugee group.Primary outcomePrevalence of NM among African refugees in Israel.ResultsNewborns delivered by 357 refugee women (mean age 30.2 years) and 357 controls (mean age 32.2 years) were analysed. Both groups were similar for the newborns’ weight and gestational age. There were no significant differences in NM between the groups. A within-refugee comparison conducted between 2014 and 2017 yielded significant differences in birth weight (3051.4 vs 3373.6 gr, p<0.001, 95% CI (198.3 to 446.2), d=0.56), the number of twin deliveries (10 vs 4, p=0.002, Φ=0.173), the number of neonates evaluated as small for gestational age (15 vs 10, p=0.003, Φ=0.167) and the use of human milk (71% vs 93%, p<0.001, Φ=−0.298).ConclusionsWe conclude that NM among neonates born to refugee mothers was not higher than that of neonates born to native Israeli mothers. We suggest that successful implementation of health policies for refugees has improved their accessibility to mother–child health services.

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“…Five cross-sectional studies 8,17–20 were included in the study to examine the influencing factors in terms of breastfeeding attitudes of Syrian mothers. Three of the studies examined intercultural attitudes, knowledge and influencing factors related to the initiation of breastfeeding, one of the studies 17 focused on the factors affecting the intention to continue exclusive breastfeeding and the last study, 19 determining the breastfeeding behavior of Syrian mothers and comparing them with Turkish mothers (Table 1). The studies were examined according to the Meleis’ Theory of Transition, and data were categorized under three main and four sub-themes which demonstrate the influencing factors in breastfeeding behavior and attitudes of Syrian mothers.…”

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Breastfeeding attitudes of refugee women from Syria and influencing factors: a study based on the transition theory

Özkaya

Körükçü

Aune

2020

Perspect Public Health

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Aims: This review was designed to systematically examine studies that determine the breastfeeding attitudes of Syrian mothers, and factors influencing their breastfeeding behavior. Methods: Studies published between 2010 and 2020 were examined using ‘Syria OR Syrian mother OR Syrian refugee AND breastfeeding OR breastfeeding practices OR intention OR attitudes OR exclusive breastfeeding’ as keywords on PubMed, GoogleScholar, MEDLINE, Scopus, ProQuest, National Thesis Center, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and CINAHL; and five publications meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The researchers independently used JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies and JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses, developed by Joanna Briggs Institute, to assess the methodological quality. Results: A total of 6546 studies were accessed as a result of the literature review. Five studies meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Women who are in this process experience a developmental and situational transition according to the framework of Meleis’ theory. Factors affecting their breastfeeding attitudes were grouped under three main and four sub-themes. It was determined that personal factors (socioeconomic factors, cultural beliefs, the significance of breastfeeding practice, preparation), factors related to the immediate environment and social factors affect these women’s attitudes toward breastfeeding. Conclusion: It was found that most of the Syrian women had positive attitudes toward breastfeeding; however, the breastfeeding duration was less than 6 months for most of the refugees. Furthermore, according to the results of the studies, refugee women from Syria who did not receive social support from their spouses and relatives stopped breastfeeding.

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Comparison of the Breastfeeding Practices of Refugee Syrian Mothers and Native Turkish Mothers

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Trends and determinants of prelacteal feeding in Turkey: analysis of 2003–2018 demographic and health surveys

Trends and determinants of prelacteal feeding in Turkey: analysis of 2003–2018 demographic and health surveys

Neonatal morbidity among African refugee women in Israel: a case–control study

Breastfeeding attitudes of refugee women from Syria and influencing factors: a study based on the transition theory

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