Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Duration Among Connecticut Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participants

Haughton, Jannett; Gregorio, David I.; Pérez‐Escamilla, Rafael

doi:10.1177/0890334410365067

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“…The study results show that young mothers and unwanted pregnancies are strongly associated with shorter EB durations, which was also found by Haughton et al 24 while studying 155 children covered by a North American nutritional supplementation program (WIC Program).…”

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Exclusive breastfeeding duration and determinants among Brazilian children under two years of age

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OBJECTIVE: The present study described the duration and identified the determinants of exclusive breastfeeding. METHODS: The study used data from the Pesquisa Nacional de Demografia e Saúde da Criança e da Mulher 2006 (National Demographic and Health Survey on Women and Children 2006). Data were collected using questionnaires administered by trained professionals and refer to a subsample of 1,704 children aged less than 24 months. The estimated durations of exclusive breastfeeding are presented according to socioeconomic, demographic and epidemiological variables. Kaplan Meier estimator curves were used to produce valid estimates of breastfeeding duration and the Cox's proportional hazards model was fitted to identify risks. RESULTS: The median estimated duration of exclusive breastfeeding was 60 days. The final Cox model consisted of mother's age <20 years (hazard ratio=1.53, 95% confidence interval=1.11-1.48), use of pacifier (hazard ratio=1.53, 95% confidence interval=1.37-1.71), not residing in the country's southeast region (hazard ratio=1.22, 95% confidence interval=1.07-1.40) and socioeconomic status (hazard ratio=1.28, 95% confidence interval=1.06-1.55). CONCLUSION: The Kaplan Meier estimator corrected the underestimated duration of breastfeeding in the country when calculated by the current status methodology. Despite the national efforts done in the last decades to promote breastfeeding, the results indicate that the duration of exclusive breastfeeding is still half of that recommended for this dietary practice to promote health. Ways to revert this situation would be ongoing educational activities involving the educational and health systems, associated with advertising campaigns on television and radio mainly targeting young mothers with low education level and low income, identified as those at high risk of weaning their children early.

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“…Faleiros' et al 17 review found that prenatal care efficiently allows greater access to information on the benefits of EB, preventing early weaning. On the other hand, Haughton et al 24 did not find association between the knowledge gained during pregnancy and breastfeeding success.…”

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“…16 -19 More than $3.6 billion in annual health care costs would be saved if breastfeeding increased to the rates endorsed by Healthy People 2020, and $13 billion would be potentially saved annually if 90% of mothers in the United States exclusively breastfed their children as recommended. 5 Younger, less educated, and single racial/ethnic-minority mothers in the United States and Puerto Rico are at risk for early weaning from breastfeeding, 2, 20 -22 perhaps related to breastfeeding-related technical issues (ie, latching issues and resulting sore nipples 23,24 ), psychosocial issues (ie, early introduction of formula milk, 18,21 perception that infants prefer formula milk, 25 desire to keep infants full longer, 26 return to work, 26,27 confidence in breastfeeding, 25,28,29 and social support 28,30 ), and economic issues (ie, distribution of free infant formula by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [WIC] 18,23 ).…”

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Incentive-based Intervention to Maintain Breastfeeding Among Low-income Puerto Rican Mothers

Washio

Humphreys²,

Colchado³

et al. 2017

Pediatrics

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite maternal and child health benefits, breastfeeding rates are relatively low among low-income Puerto Rican mothers. This study examined the hypothesis that monthly financial incentives would significantly increase the proportion of breastfeeding mothers at 6 months postpartum compared with Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) services only among Puerto Rican mothers.

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“…Breast milk is ideal and complete food for an infant for initial few months [1]. It provides nutrients and also helps in building up the immune system of newborns [2].…”

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Effect of Antenatal Breast Milk Expression at Term Pregnancy to Improve Post Natal Lactational Performance

Lamba

Chopra

Negi

2015

J Obstet Gynecol India

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Objectives To study the effect of antenatal breast milk expression at term pregnancy and subsequent effect on postnatal lactation performance. Methods A sample size of 200 pregnant women who had completed 37 weeks of gestational period was selected. The sample size was divided equally into study (group 1) and control (group 2). The pregnant women in study (group 1) were advised to gently manually express their breasts at least once daily at any time, preferably during bathing. The remaining women constituted the group 2. At the time of delivery, all the mothers were advised to initiate breastfeeding their baby within half an hour of delivery. The time from initiation of lactation to full lactation when no top feed is required was noted. Assessment of sufficient lactation was judged by the objective and subjective criteria. Result In the group 1, 89 % of the cases established full lactation within 6 h of delivery, whereas in the group 2 only 72 % of the cases had established full lactation within 6 h. The difference in the group 1 and the group 2 is statistically significant (P \ 0.05) with regard to time interval from initiation of lactation to full lactation. Maternal perception of satisfactory lactation was statistically significantly higher in group 1 compared with group 2. In the group 1, 100 % of vaginal delivery (FTND) cases had established full lactation within 6 h compared with 81 % in the group 2. The result is statistically significant (P \ 0.10). In the group 1, 80 % of the lower segment cesarean section deliveries established full lactation within 6 h, whereas in the group 2, it was 61 %. The result is statistically significant (P \ 0.10). In objective criteria, the post-feed weight gain was higher in the group 1. 123Conclusions Antenatal manual breast milk expression at term shortens the time taken to from initiation to full establishment of lactation, thus significantly improving postnatal lactational performance by early establishment of plentiful milk secretion.

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Factors Associated With Breastfeeding Duration Among Connecticut Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participants

Cited by 44 publications

References 29 publications

Exclusive breastfeeding duration and determinants among Brazilian children under two years of age

Exclusive breastfeeding duration and determinants among Brazilian children under two years of age

Incentive-based Intervention to Maintain Breastfeeding Among Low-income Puerto Rican Mothers

Effect of Antenatal Breast Milk Expression at Term Pregnancy to Improve Post Natal Lactational Performance

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