Breastfeeding practices in Masaya, Nicaragua: a facility based cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Francisco J. Rodriguez, Aleisha M. Nabower, Elizabeth Lyden, Shirley F. Delair |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male 0301 basic medicine Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject Breastfeeding Psychological intervention Mothers Nicaragua Socioeconomic factors Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires 030225 pediatrics Humans Medicine Socioeconomic status media_common 030109 nutrition & dietetics Descriptive statistics business.industry Research lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Infant Newborn lcsh:RJ1-570 Infant Obstetrics and Gynecology lcsh:Pediatrics lcsh:RA1-1270 Guideline Middle Aged Hospitals Breast Feeding Cross-Sectional Studies Feeling Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Urban hospital |
| Zdroj: | International Breastfeeding Journal, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) International Breastfeeding Journal |
| ISSN: | 1746-4358 |
| Popis: | Background The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and total breastfeeding for at least 2 years. Despite this and multiple interventions promoting breastfeeding, early breastfeeding cessation remains high with little data as to the ongoing barriers contributing to early cessation. Methods Two groups of Nicaraguan mothers in an urban hospital were approached to complete a questionnaire to determine what newborn, maternal, and socioeconomic factors contributed to early cessation of breastfeeding. Group 1 participants were mothers of newborns in the newborn units, while group 2 were mothers of children 5 years or younger in the emergency room and pediatric ward. Descriptive statistics summarized the data. Fisher’s exact test evaluated factors associated with early breastfeeding cessation. Results In group 1, 97 participants were enrolled with 81% of mothers planning to fulfill the guideline for exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. In group 2, there were 139 mothers of which 58% reported they had exclusively breastfed for 6 months. Only 25 and 27% of mothers in group 1 and 2 respectively planned to breastfeed or breastfed for 2 years. In group 1, mothers reported lack of knowledge regarding breastfeeding techniques and older mothers tended to plan for early cessation of exclusive breastfeeding. In group 2, mothers reported feeling uncomfortable with breastfeeding in public or had difficulty with latching. Cessation of any breastfeeding prior to 12 months was associated with being uncomfortable breastfeeding in public and knowing the WHO guidelines. In both groups, social media represented an expanding platform for receiving breastfeeding information. Conclusions Interventions focusing on reaching younger mothers and addressing breastfeeding knowledge and techniques while leveraging the increasing influence of social media platforms may help improve compliance with breastfeeding recommendations. |
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