Infant feeding practices among clinical nursing staff in urban Papua New Guinea

Marshall, Lorna

doi:10.1016/0020-7489(83)90001-9

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“…[6][7][8][9] Despite the recognised benefits of breastfeeding, its prevalence has been on the decline for several decades, with more mothers opting to formula feed. 10,11 Although there has been a recent resurgence in breastfeeding, 12 the rates still remain disappointingly low. 13,14 As maternal intention to breastfeed has been shown to be strongly correlated with the initiation and longer duration of breastfeeding, [15][16][17][18][19] determining the factors that are associated with it could help in an effort to increase and sustain breastfeeding.…”

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Women's intentions to breastfeed: a population‐based cohort study

Lutsiv

Pullenayegum

Foster

et al. 2013

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Objective Given that intention to breastfeed is a strong predictor of breastfeeding initiation and duration, the objectives of this study were to estimate the population-based prevalence and the factors associated with the intention to breastfeed.Design Retrospective population-based cohort study. Population Women who gave birth to live, term, singletons/twins.Methods Patient, healthcare provider, and hospital factors that may be associated with intention to breastfeed were analysed using univariable and multivariable regression.Main outcome measures Population-based prevalence of intention to breastfeed and its associated factors.Results The study included 92 364 women, of whom 78 806 (85.3%) intended to breastfeed. The odds of intending to breastfeed were higher amongst older women with no health problems and women who were cared for exclusively by midwives (adjusted OR 3.64, 95% CI 3.13-4.23). Being pregnant with twins (adjusted OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.57-0.94), not attending antenatal classes (adjusted OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.54-0.62), having previous term or preterm births (adjusted OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.78-0.81, and adjusted OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.82-0.93, respectively), and delivering in a level-1 hospital (adjusted OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.77-0.93) were associated with a lower intention to breastfeed.Conclusions In this population-based study~85% of women intended to breastfeed their babies. Key factors that are associated with the intention to breastfeed were identified, which can now be targeted for intervention programmes aimed at increasing the prevalence of breastfeeding and improving overall child and maternal health.

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Women's intentions to breastfeed: a population‐based cohort study

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Pullenayegum

Foster

et al. 2013

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“…with some alarm, the worldwide decline in breast feeding (Marshall 1983). This has led to infant feeding being extensively examined over the last 15 years, and in particular the reasons for the mother's choice of either breast feeding or bottle feeding and the subsequent effect on infant health (Morse 1982).…”

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Breast feeding: differences in prevalence between Caucasian and negroid women resident in Paddington and North Kensington, London, England

Hall

Berry

Zunguza

1985

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Three hundred and thirty-seven caucasian women and 150 negroid women who were resident in an inner London health district, who gave birth in the district's maternity unit and who were transferred home before 6 days after delivery were studied in respect of their intentions and practices for feeding their babies. Differences in the numbers breast feeding within and between various sub-groups of the two racial groups were compared and inferences drawn in respect of to which group effort in promoting breast feeding should be directed.

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