Reduction of Unnecessary Intake of Water and Herbal Teas on Breast-fed Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Adolescent Mothers and Grandmothers

Nunes, Leandro Meirelles; Giugliani, Elsa Regina Justo; Santo, Lílian Córdova do Espírito; Oliveira, Luciana Dias de

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.12.009

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“…Some changes in feeding habits in the first 4 months, induced by the study intervention, are likely to have contributed to this phenomenon. This hypothesis is supported by the findings that study intervention delayed introduction of water and/or tea intake by 44 days , delayed intake of nonbreastmilk by nearly 60 days, and delayed introduction of complementary foods, leading to a 48 percent reduction in the risk of nonexclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life in this cohort .…”

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Influence of Counseling Sessions on the Prevalence of Breastfeeding in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Adolescent Mothers and Grandmothers

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Giugliani

2014

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Influence of Counseling Sessions on the Prevalence of Breastfeeding in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Adolescent Mothers and Grandmothers

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2014

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“…The studies were conducted in a range of countries, which included both low and high-income countries. Of these, there were eight cross-sectional surveys [23–29], four prospective cohort studies [4, 30–32] and one randomised controlled trial [33]. Studies included a range of time points of exclusive breastfeeding from one week to six months.…”

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“…Nunes et al [33] investigated the effect of an intervention aimed at grandmothers and adolescents to reduce tea and water intake of infants less than six months of age in Brazil. The study measured the introduction of water and/or herbal teas over the first six months of the infants’ life among two groups; cohabiting grandmothers and mothers, and mothers and grandmothers that did not live together.…”

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The influence of grandmothers on breastfeeding rates: a systematic review

Negin

Coffman

Vizintin

et al. 2016

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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BackgroundExclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of an infant’s life has enormous potential to reduce mortality and morbidity. The older generation, particularly the infant’s grandmothers, play a central role in various aspects of pregnancy and child rearing decision-making within the family unit. This is particularly true in low- and middle-income countries where older women are seen as owners of traditional knowledge. Despite this, most health programs target the individual person most directly involved in the target behaviour – usually new mothers – without a commensurate understanding of who else influences those decisions. In this systematic review we aim to quantify the impact of the grandmother on influencing a mother’s breastfeeding practices.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review using Web of Science, Scopus, and Medline databases using search terms for grandmother and breastfeeding. Eligible studies reported on the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and included estimates of effect of a grandmother’s influence including whether or not the grandmother lived with the infant’s family, the grandmother’s education, and the grandmother’s attitudes towards and prior experience with breastfeeding.ResultsWe identified 568 articles and, after review, 13 articles were assessed as meeting the selection criteria. They were conducted in both developed and developing countries and included cross-sectional surveys, prospective cohort studies and one randomised controlled trial. Eight studies examined the effects of attitudes or experiences of older generations with respect to breastfeeding and five of the eight found a significant positive impact on breastfeeding when grandmothers of the infants had had their own breastfeeding experience or were positively inclined towards breastfeeding, resulting in effects of between 1.6 to 12.4 times more likely to exclusively breastfeed or refrain from introducing solid foods. A Chinese study however found that highly educated grandmothers were associated with decreased exclusive breastfeeding. The majority of the studies were assessed to be of weak or moderate quality.ConclusionsThis review found evidence that demonstrates that grandmothers have the capacity to influence exclusive breastfeeding. Programs that seek to influence exclusive breastfeeding should include grandmothers in their interventions to achieve maximum impact.

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“…Grandmothers who are not knowledgeable about current information on breastfeeding can provide advice that discourages breastfeeding. 21,22 After an intervention for fathers and grandmothers that discussed the benefits and mechanics of breastfeeding, as well as the need for emotional and practical support, more mothers in the intervention than control group continued breastfeeding at 8 weeks. 23 …”

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Association of Family and Health Care Provider Opinion on Infant Feeding with Mother's Breastfeeding Decision

Odom¹,

Li²,

Scanlon³

et al. 2014

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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In the United States, about 25% of women choose not to initiate breastfeeding, yet little is known about how opinions of individuals in a woman’s support network influence her decision to breastfeed. In the 2005–2007 Infant Feeding Practices Study II, women completed questionnaires from the last trimester of pregnancy until 12 months postpartum. Mothers indicated prenatally their family members’ and health care providers’ opinion on how newborns should be fed: breastfed only, formula fed only, breast and formula fed, or no opinion/don’t know. Breastfeeding initiation was determined by asking mothers around 4 weeks postpartum (n=2,041) whether they ever breastfed. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between mothers’ perception of family members’ and health care providers’ opinion on how to feed the infant and the initiation of breastfeeding, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics. Nearly 14% of mothers surveyed did not initiate breastfeeding. Mothers who believed their family members or health care providers preferred breastfeeding only were least likely not to initiate breastfeeding. Never breastfeeding was significantly associated with the following perceptions: the infant’s father (odds ratio [OR]=110.4; 95% CI 52.0 to 234.4) or maternal grandmother (OR=15.9; 95% CI 7.0 to 36.0) preferred only formula feeding; the infant’s father (OR=3.2; 95% CI 1.7 to 5.9) or doctor (OR=2.7; 95% CI 1.2 to 6.2) preferred both breast and formula feeding; and the infant’s father (OR=7.6; 95% CI 4.5 to 12.7), maternal grandmother (OR=5.4; 95% CI 2.6 to 11.0), or doctor (OR=1.9; 95% CI 1.0 to 3.7) had no opinion/didn’t know their feeding preference. The prenatal opinions of family members and health care providers play an important role in a woman’s breastfeeding decisions after the infant’s birth.

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Reduction of Unnecessary Intake of Water and Herbal Teas on Breast-fed Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Adolescent Mothers and Grandmothers

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Influence of Counseling Sessions on the Prevalence of Breastfeeding in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Adolescent Mothers and Grandmothers

Influence of Counseling Sessions on the Prevalence of Breastfeeding in the First Year of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial with Adolescent Mothers and Grandmothers

The influence of grandmothers on breastfeeding rates: a systematic review

Association of Family and Health Care Provider Opinion on Infant Feeding with Mother's Breastfeeding Decision

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