Breastfeeding Practices in Duzce, Turkey

Yeşildal, Nuray; Aytar, Gülşen; Kocabay, Kenan; Mayda, Atilla Senih; Dagli, Sinemis Cetin; Bahçebaşı, Talat

doi:10.1177/0890334408322265

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“…In total, 72% of the mothers breastfed their newborns in the first six hours after baby's birth This finding is in line with previous studies in Timor Leste, India, and Turkey [16-18]. However, 28% of the Nias mothers initiated breastfeeding six hours after birth or even later, and 17% discarded the colostrum due to local traditional beliefs similar to the ones in the study in India [19,20].…”

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Infant feeding practices among mildly wasted children: a retrospective study on Nias Island, Indonesia

et al. 2012

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BackgroundThis study investigated the infant feeding practices of participating mothers who were recruited into a research project aimed at improving the nutritional status of mildly wasted children (< -1.0 to ≥ -1.5 Weight-for-Height Z-scores) aged ≥ 6 to < 60 months on Nias Island, Indonesia.MethodsCross-sectional, questionnaire-based interview of mothers of the index children (n = 215) who were admitted to the community program for mildly wasted children in the study area. Four focus groups and twenty in-depth interviews were conducted to explore further information on infant feeding practices in the study area.ResultsRetrospective results indicated that 6% of the mothers never breastfed. Fifty two percent of mothers initiated breastfeeding within six hours of birth, but 17% discarded colostrum. Exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months of age was practiced by 12%. Seventy-four percent of the mothers offered supplementary liquids besides breast milk within the first 7 days of life, and 14% of infants received these supplementary liquids from 7 days onwards until 6 months of age. Moreover, 79% of the infants were given complementary foods (solid, semi-solid, or soft foods) before 6 months of age. About 9% of the children were breastfed at least two years. Less than one in five of the mildly wasted children (19%) were breastfed on admission to the community program. Qualitative assessments found that inappropriate infant feeding practices were strongly influenced by traditional beliefs of the mothers and paternal grandmothers in the study areas.ConclusionGenerally, suboptimal infant feeding was widely practiced among mothers of mildly wasted children in the study area on Nias Island, Indonesia. To promote breastfeeding practices among mothers on Nias Island, appropriate nutrition training for community workers and health-nutrition officers is needed to improve relevant counseling skills. In addition, encouraging public nutrition education that promotes breastfeeding, taking into account social-cultural factors such as the influence of paternal grandmothers on infant feeding practice, is needed.

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confidence: 86%

“…This low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding has been commonly reported in studies in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Tanzania [18,20,23,24,30]. Based on qualitative assessment, the most common barrier to practicing exclusive breastfeeding in the study area was perceived insufficient breast milk production ( n = 30).…”

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Infant feeding practices among mildly wasted children: a retrospective study on Nias Island, Indonesia

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“…It was thus surprising that doctors’ recommendations were among the most important reasons to stop exclusive breastfeeding, since the physiological and psychological beneficial effects of breastfeeding should be well acknowledged by them. Similar influences by physicians have been reported in a study in Turkey [11]. A study in Puerto Rico showed that as many as 26% of primary care physicians did not encourage exclusive breastfeeding [12].…”

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Reasons given by mothers for discontinuing breastfeeding in Iran

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BackgroundWe have previously shown that in Iran, only 28% of infants were exclusively breastfed at six months, despite a high prevalence of breastfeeding at two years of age. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the reasons women discontinued exclusive breastfeeding.MethodThis retrospective study was based on questionnaires and interviews with 63,071 mothers of infants up to 24 months of age, divided into two populations: infants younger than six months and six months or older. The data were collected in 2005–2006 from all 30 provinces of Iran.ResultsOnly 5.3% of infants less than six months of age stopped breastfeeding (mean age of 3.2 months); more commonly in urban than rural areas. The most frequently cited reasons mothers gave for discontinuing exclusive breastfeeding were physicians’ recommendation (54%) and insufficient breast milk (self-perceived or true, 28%). Breastfeeding was common after six months of age: only 11% of infants discontinued breastfeeding, at a mean of 13.8 months. The most common reason for discontinuation at this age was insufficient breast milk (self-perceived or true, 45%). Maternal illness or medication (10%), infant illness (6%), and return to work (3%) were uncommon causes. Use of a pacifier was correlated with breastfeeding discontinuation. Maternal age and education was not associated with duration of breastfeeding. Multivariate analysis showed that using a pacifier and formula or other bottle feeding increased the risk of early cessation of breastfeeding.ConclusionsPhysicians and other health professionals have an important role to play in encouraging and supporting mothers to maintain breastfeeding.

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“…The timely initiation rates are higher in other countries such as United States where 73% achieved this and in Turkey where 62% achieved this. [10,25] This may be as a result of better and more efficient health facilities in these regions. A study conducted in Sokoto State, Nigeria, reported that only 8% of the respondents initiated breastfeeding within an hour of delivery.…”

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“…[31] Another study in Turkey however reported an exclusive breastfeeding rate of 22.4%. [10] This shows that the large disparities in exclusive breastfeeding rates are not limited to Nigeria. The findings also show that it is possible to attain those desired high exclusive breastfeeding rates and are a call to action for countries like Nigeria to ensure there is widespread dissemination of appropriate health education and provision of support structures such as crèches to encourage women to exclusively breastfeed their infants for the first six months of life.…”

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Breastfeeding Knowledge and Practices among Mothers of Children under 2 Years of Age Living in a Military Barrack in Southwest Nigeria

2016

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Background:Human milk is uniquely superior as a source of nutrition for infants, and breastfeeding has many benefits. This study determined the breastfeeding knowledge and practices of women who have children aged 0-2 years living in a Naval Barracks.Methods:This descriptive cross sectional study was carried out among 220 women in a Naval Barracks selected using systematic random sampling method. Pre tested questionnaires were administered by trained interviewers, and data was analyzed using Epi info 2000 and Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 19.Results:There was generally fair knowledge about breastfeeding among the women. Most of the respondents (97.3%) had ever breastfed their babies, 56.5% of them initiated breastfeeding within an hour of delivery, 24.1% admitted that they gave pre lacteal feeds, 74.1% practiced exclusive breastfeeding for a mean period of 4.98 months and 30.7% engaged in bottle-feeding. Several factors were significantly associated with breastfeeding practices.Conclusions:Breastfeeding practices varied among the respondents despite the fair knowledge.Global Health Implications:This study reveals the need to educate women and communities worldwide particularly in low-income countries about good breastfeeding practices. Targeting these women will help to improve maternal and child health.

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Breastfeeding Practices in Duzce, Turkey

Cited by 19 publications

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Infant feeding practices among mildly wasted children: a retrospective study on Nias Island, Indonesia

Infant feeding practices among mildly wasted children: a retrospective study on Nias Island, Indonesia

Reasons given by mothers for discontinuing breastfeeding in Iran

Breastfeeding Knowledge and Practices among Mothers of Children under 2 Years of Age Living in a Military Barrack in Southwest Nigeria

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