Body image concerns during pregnancy are associated with a shorter breast feeding duration

Brown, Amy; Rance, Jaynie; Warren, Lucie

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2014.06.003

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“…2011a,b, Brown & Jordan 2013, Brown et al . 2015). Items were originally derived from interviews with new mothers and current literature examining breastfeeding cessation (e.g.…”

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Understanding the relationship between breastfeeding and postnatal depression: the role of pain and physical difficulties

Brown

Rance

Bennett

2015

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimsTo examine the relationship between specific reasons for stopping breastfeeding and depressive symptoms in the postnatal period.BackgroundDifficulty breastfeeding has been connected to postnatal depression although it is unclear whether difficulty breastfeeding precedes or succeeds a diagnosis. However, the concept of ‘breastfeeding difficulty’ is wide and includes biological, psychological and social factors.DesignA cross‐sectional self‐report survey.MethodsData were collected between December 2012 and February 2013. 217 women with an infant aged 0‐6 months who had started breastfeeding at birth but had stopped before 6 months old completed a questionnaire examining breastfeeding duration and reasons for stopping breastfeeding. They further completed a copy of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.ResultsA short breastfeeding duration and multiple reasons for stopping breastfeeding were associated with higher depression score. However, in a regression analysis only the specific reasons of stopping breastfeeding for physical difficulty and pain remained predictive of depression score.ConclusionsUnderstanding women's specific reasons for stopping breastfeeding rather than breastfeeding duration is critical in understanding women's breastfeeding experience and providing women with emotional support. Issues with pain and physical breastfeeding were most indicative of postnatal depression in comparison to psychosocial reasons highlighting the importance of spending time with new mothers to help them with issues such as latch.

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“…2011a,b, Brown & Jordan 2013, Brown et al . 2015). Items were originally derived from interviews with new mothers and current literature examining breastfeeding cessation (e.g.…”

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Understanding the relationship between breastfeeding and postnatal depression: the role of pain and physical difficulties

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Rance

Bennett

2015

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…While necessary to fetal growth and development, some changes may be distressing to women. Some women anxiously await the birth of their baby so that they can “get their body back” 2. However, many of the body changes such as weight gain and striae gravidarum (stretch marks) may take a significant amount of time to recover or may never resolve.…”

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Body after baby: a pilot survey of genital body image and sexual esteem following vaginal birth

Zielinski¹,

Low²,

Smith³

et al. 2017

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine acceptability of the Vaginal Changes Sexual and Body Esteem (VSBE) scale for women post childbirth and explore the association between childbirth events and sexual/body esteem.DesignThis is a cross-sectional study within the Evaluating Maternal Recovery from Labor and Delivery study.SettingThis study was conducted in a community setting.PopulationThe study was conducted in women post first vaginal birth with birth events that posed risk factors for levator ani muscle tears.MethodsSurvey, magnetic resonance images of levator ani, and physical examination were the data collected 8 months postpartum. Birth variables were collected by hospital chart review. Descriptive analysis of VSBE response rates and distribution of responses was conducted. An exploratory analysis of the potential association of demographic, birth, clinical, and magnetic resonance image characteristics with VSBE scores was conducted.Main outcome measuresThe outcome measure used in this study is VSBE scale.ResultsThe majority of participants (97%) completed the scale, with responses to most questions skewed toward positive sexual/body esteem, with the exception of sexual enjoyment, where 38% indicated some interference due to genital changes. The scale showed high internal consistency (alpha =0.93). In the exploratory analysis of potential characteristics associated with VSBE, women with episiotomies had lower sexual/body esteem compared to those who did not (median VSBE scores 35 vs 42.5, P=0.01). Anal sphincter tear was not associated with sexual/body esteem (P=0.78). Additional study is indicated to further explore observed trends toward the association of severe levator ani tear, maternal age at childbirth, and forceps with VSBE scores.ConclusionThe VSBE is suitable for use to assess sexual/body esteem in women post childbirth. Most women in this sample did not indicate negative genital body image/sexual esteem. However, some indicated that the changes post birth negatively affected their sexual/body esteem, particularly those who had episiotomies.

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“…All of this information supports the way in which the scale subfactors have been labeled in this study. Similarly, concerns about body image during pregnancy were examined under the groups of thoughts about the body during pregnancy, concerns about postpartum body image and active dieting efforts during pregnancy in a study . In another study, developed a body image concerns scale and tested its validity and reliability among university students.…”

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The scale for body image concerns during pregnancy: Development and validation

Uçar

Güney

Cesur

et al. 2018

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Body image concerns during pregnancy are associated with a shorter breast feeding duration

Cited by 84 publications

References 81 publications

Understanding the relationship between breastfeeding and postnatal depression: the role of pain and physical difficulties

Understanding the relationship between breastfeeding and postnatal depression: the role of pain and physical difficulties

Body after baby: a pilot survey of genital body image and sexual esteem following vaginal birth

The scale for body image concerns during pregnancy: Development and validation

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