Factors Influencing Uptake of Breastfeeding: The Role of Early Promotion in the Maternity Hospital

Ragusa, Rosalia; Marranzano, Marina; Rosa, Valentina Lucia La; Giorgianni, Gabriele; Commodari, Elena; Quattrocchi, Rosalba; Cacciola, Salvatore; Guardabasso, Vincenzo

doi:10.3390/ijerph18094783

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“…When it comes to private maternity hospitals, they usually ensure the presence of a lactation consultant and the intervention of a psychologist, who support mothers in the postnatal period to initiate the care and breastfeeding of the child [39]. Indeed, it has been described in the literature that the more support mothers receive from maternity staff during the first days after childbirth, the better the likelihood for exclusive prolonged breastfeeding [37,40].…”

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Breastfeeding Practices and Determinant Factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers of Children Aged 0–23 Months in Northwestern Romania

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In terms of breastfeeding (BF) practices in Romania, there is a lack of up-to-date data. The aim of the present study was to assess current BF practices, and to investigate the factors associated with exclusive BF (EBF) under 6 months of age in northwestern Romania. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data among 1399 mothers of children aged 0–23 months, recruited between March and June 2019, from the community. BF practices were evaluated based on the World Health Organization indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices, whereas determinants of EBF were explored using logistic regression models. Almost all mothers (95.7%) breastfed their child at least once. The EBF rate was 46.7%, the continued BF rate at one year of age was 54.2%, and the continued BF rate at 2 years of age was 30.3%. The place of delivery and parental leave duration were strong determinants of EBF. The improving rates observed in this study for all the BF practices assessed suggest the continuation of efforts to develop effective national policies and programs for promoting, protecting, and supporting BF in Romania. Particular emphasis should be given to the creation in maternity hospitals of an environment that is supportive towards breastfeeding.

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Breastfeeding Practices and Determinant Factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers of Children Aged 0–23 Months in Northwestern Romania

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“…Postcesarean section mothers experience two times more obstacles in exclusive breastfeeding than postvaginal delivery mothers. (13,(41)(42)(43) The proportion of breastfeeding initiation in post-cesarean section mothers ranges from 4.8% to 40.1%. (44,45) Generally, newborns are kept separate from the mothers after cesarean section; hence, early initiation of breastfeeding is delayed.…”

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Providing education from adolescence to promote exclusive breastfeeding: a retrospective study

Mertasari,

Ani,

Sumiati

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Although providing education regarding exclusive breastfeeding can increase the exclusive breastfeeding coverage in infants aged 0-6 months, studies investigating this association are limited. This study aimed to prove that providing education from adolescence could increase exclusive breastfeeding in infants aged 0-6 months. This retrospective study included mothers of toddlers aged 6-24 months. In total, 144 mothers from five regions were selected in two stages. First, primary healthcare centers were selected using purposive sampling, and then mothers of toddlers were selected using a simple random sampling method. Data was collected via interviews. Exclusive breastfeeding data were based on the history of breastfeeding of the mothers when the babies were 0-6 months old. A logistic progression test was performed to determine the role of providing education from adolescence and other variables in increasing the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding. The proportion of exclusive breastfeeding was 47.2%. Mothers who received education as adolescents and who underwent cesarean section showed a low tendency for exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.004 and p=0.036, respectively). Meanwhile, mothers receiving breastfeeding education during pregnancy were 5.2 times more likely to exclusively breastfeed than those not receiving it (p=0.001). Mothers who received family support were 6.6 times more likely to exclusively breastfeed than those who did not receive it (p=0.002). The provision of education from adolescence has not been proven to increase the coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in 0-6-month-old infants. However, this study suggests providing education from adolescence and support from the family and social environment to perform exclusive breastfeeding successfully.

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“…Previous studies have demonstrated infants rooming in with mother encourages initiation of the infant being fed breastmilk, and rooming-in is recommended by numerous public health and clinical organizations to support breastfeeding [1,16,17,18,19]. While early recommendations included consideration for temporary separation of mothers with COVID-19 from their newborns, multiple studies have now found low incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among infants born to people with SARS-CoV-2 infection [20] and low risk of transmission from mother to infant when appropriate IPC is followed [21].…”

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Breast Milk Feeding of Infants at Birth Among People With Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy: SET-NET, 5 States, March 29, 2020–December 31, 2020

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Objectives. To describe prevalence of breast milk feeding among people with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy and examine associations between breast milk feeding, timing of maternal infection before delivery, and rooming-in status during delivery hospitalization. Methods. We performed a retrospective cohort study using data from Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee of whether people with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy in 2020 initiated breast milk feeding at birth. Results. Among 11 114 (weighted number) people with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy, 86.5% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 82.4%, 87.6%) initiated breast milk feeding during birth hospitalization. People with infection within 14 days before delivery had significantly lower prevalence of breast milk feeding (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR] = 0.88; 95% CI = 0.83, 0.94) than did those with infection at least 14 days before delivery. When stratified by rooming-in status, the association between timing of infection and breast milk feeding remained only among infants who did not room in with their mother (APR = 0.77; 95% CI = 0.68, 0.88). Conclusions. Pregnant and postpartum people with SARS-CoV-2 infection should have access to lactation support and be advised about the importance of breast milk feeding and how to safely feed their infants in the same room. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(S8):S787–S796. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307023 )

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Factors Influencing Uptake of Breastfeeding: The Role of Early Promotion in the Maternity Hospital

Cited by 11 publications

References 53 publications

Breastfeeding Practices and Determinant Factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers of Children Aged 0–23 Months in Northwestern Romania

Breastfeeding Practices and Determinant Factors of Exclusive Breastfeeding among Mothers of Children Aged 0–23 Months in Northwestern Romania

Providing education from adolescence to promote exclusive breastfeeding: a retrospective study

Breast Milk Feeding of Infants at Birth Among People With Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy: SET-NET, 5 States, March 29, 2020–December 31, 2020

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