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Factors associated with breastfeeding at discharge and duration of breastfeeding
Author(s) -
Scott JA,
Landers MCG,
Hughes RM,
Binns CW
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00646.x
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , medicine , logistic regression , demography , duration (music) , odds ratio , odds , psychological intervention , breast feeding , cohort study , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , pediatrics , obstetrics , nursing , surgery , art , literature , sociology , pathology
Objective : To identify determinants of the initiation and duration of breastfeeding amongst Australian women. Methods : A prospective cohort study of 556 women in Perth, Western Australia and 503 women from the Darling Downs area, Queensland, Australia. Results : Breastfeeding at discharge was most strongly associated with perceived paternal support of breastfeeding with an adjusted odds ratio of 9.13 (95% CI 4.83–17.26), using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Duration of breastfeeding was most strongly associated with the length of time a mother intended to breastfeed with an adjusted relative risk of 4.18 (95% CI 2.81–6.22) for ≥ 4 months relative to < 4 months. Conclusions : Interventions which aim to increase the length of time a woman intends to breastfeed, and which highlight the role of the father in successful breastfeeding, are recommended to help achieve recommended targets for breastfeeding initiation and duration.