Strategies to support breastfeeding: a review

Demirtaş, Başak

doi:10.1111/j.1466-7657.2012.01017.x

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“…A study among Indigenous women with GDM in the United States reported a high ‘perception of risk’ coupled with low levels of self‐efficacy for preventing cardio‐metabolic disease, 27,28 a combination associated with avoidance behaviour 29 . This suggests recommendations to include confidence‐building (‘strengths‐based’) strategies in breastfeeding support 30 may be particularly important for Indigenous women with GDM. Women with GDM experience delayed lactogenesis (onset of lactation) 31 and increased risks of caesarean section.…”

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Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

Chamberlain

Wilson

Amir

et al. 2017

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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Objectives: To investigate rates of ‘any’ and ‘predominant’ breastfeeding in hospital among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: A retrospective study of singleton infants born from July 2007 to December 2010 at Cairns Hospital, Australia, following GDM pregnancy, using linked hospital and birth data (n=617 infants), with a subsample of medical record reviews (n=365 infants). Aggregate data were used to compare to breastfeeding rates among infants born following non‐GDM pregnancy (n=7,894 infants). Results: More than 90% of all women reported any breastfeeding before hospital discharge. About 80% of women without GDM reported predominant breastfeeding. Despite significant increases over time (p<0.0001), women with GDM were less likely to predominantly breastfeed (OR 0.32, 95%CI 0.27–0.38, p<0.0001); with lower rates among Indigenous women (53%) compared with non‐Indigenous (60%) women (OR 0.78, 0.70–0.88, p<0.0001); and women having a caesarean birth or pre‐term infant. Conclusions: Rates of predominant in‐hospital breastfeeding were lower among women with GDM, particularly among Indigenous women and women having a caesarean or pre‐term birth. Implications: Strategies are needed to support predominant in‐hospital breastfeeding among women with GDM.

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Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

Chamberlain

Wilson

Amir

et al. 2017

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…Women with gestational diabetes, and their infants, are more likely to experience interventions and complications during pregnancy and birth which may inhibit breastfeeding, such as caesarean section and neonatal hypoglycaemia, and therefore are likely to require additional support postpartum. Further, Indigenous women are more likely to be categorised as having as having 'low socio-economic status', which is associated with a lower confidence with breastfeeding [102] and postpartum weight loss [103], suggesting positive encouragement and support may be helpful.…”

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Low Rates of Postpartum Glucose Screening Among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Women in Australia with Gestational Diabetes

Chamberlain

McLean

Oats

et al. 2014

Matern Child Health J

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Women with gestational diabetes have a high risk of type 2 diabetes postpartum, with Indigenous women particularly affected. This study reports postpartum diabetes screening rates among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women with gestational diabetes, in Far North Queensland, Australia. Retrospective study including 1,012 women with gestational diabetes giving birth at a regional hospital from 1/1/2004 to 31/12/2010. Data were linked between hospital records, midwives perinatal data, and laboratory results, then analysed using survival analysis and logistic regression. Indigenous women had significantly longer times to first oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) [hazards ratio (HR) 0.62, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.48-0.79, p < 0.0001) and 'any' postpartum glucose test (HR 0.81, 95 % CI 0.67-0.98, p = 0.03], compared to non-Indigenous women. Postpartum screening rates among all women were low. However, early OGTT screening rates (<6 months) were significantly lower among Indigenous women (13.6 vs. 28.3 %, p < 0.0001), leading to a persistent gap in cumulative postpartum screening rates. By 3 years postpartum, cumulative rates of receiving an OGTT, were 24.6 % (95 % CI 19.9-30.2 %) and 34.1 % (95 % CI 30.6-38.0 %) among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women, respectively. Excluding OGTTs in previous periods, few women received OGTTs at 6-24 months (7.8 vs. 6.7 %) or 2-4 years (5.2 vs. 6.5 %), among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women, respectively. Low rates of postpartum diabetes screening demonstrate that essential 'ongoing management' and 'equity' criteria for population-based screening for gestational diabetes are not being met; particularly among Indigenous women, for whom recent guideline changes have specific implications. Strategies to improve postpartum screening after gestational diabetes are urgently needed.

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“…Previous studies have found that breastfeeding promotion programs delivered via the Internet significantly improved knowledge, positive beliefs, and breastfeeding intentions than offline, healthcare provider-based interventions (O'Connor, Brown, & Lewin, 2011;Pate, 2009). Despite the increasing interest in Internet-based breastfeeding promotion, education, and programs, the most recent literature review on strategies to support breastfeeding (see : Demirtas, 2012) heavily focuses on face-to-face communication between mothers and family members or health professionals. Relatively little is known about communication centered on probreastfeeding women and their UGC via social media channels.…”

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Telling stories about breastfeeding through Facebook: The impact of user-generated content (UGC) on pro-breastfeeding attitudes

Jin

Phua

Lee

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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Strategies to support breastfeeding: a review

Abstract: Mothers benefit from strategies that encourage breastfeeding, with guidance that supports their self-efficacy and feelings of being capable and empowered, and is tailored to their individual needs.

Cited by 37 publications

References 40 publications

Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

Low Rates of Postpartum Glucose Screening Among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Women in Australia with Gestational Diabetes

Telling stories about breastfeeding through Facebook: The impact of user-generated content (UGC) on pro-breastfeeding attitudes

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