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Breastfeeding outcomes for mothers with and without home access to e‐technologies
Author(s) -
Laborde Laurent,
GelbertBaudino Nathalie,
Fulcheri Julie,
Schelstraete Camille,
Francois Patrice,
Labarere Jose
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta paediatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00369.x
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , pacifier , medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , observational study , discontinuation , pregnancy , obstetrics , pediatrics , demography , sociology , biology , genetics
Aim: To estimate the percentage of breastfeeding mothers with home access to e‐technologies and to compare breastfeeding outcomes for mothers with and without access to e‐technologies. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study of 550 breastfeeding mothers discharged from nine maternity units in France. Results: Overall, 435 mothers (79%; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 75–82) had home access to e‐technologies. Mothers with access to e‐technologies were less likely to be unemployed (6% vs. 15%, p = 0.004), to smoke during pregnancy (8% vs. 16%, p = 0.03), to have a breastfeeding assessment score <8 (39% vs. 59%, p < 0.001) and to use a pacifier (23% vs. 41%, p < 0.001). Although mothers with access to e‐technologies had a longer median breastfeeding duration than those without home access to e‐technologies (19 vs. 16 weeks, p = 0.02), adjusted hazard ratios for breastfeeding discontinuation (0.85; 95% CI, 0.60–1.21), overall satisfaction rates (73% vs. 67%, p = 0.19) and breastfeeding difficulties after discharge (58% vs. 61%, p = 0.60) were not different for the two groups. Conclusion: A vast majority of breastfeeding mothers have home access to e‐technologies in France. However, access to e‐technologies was not independently associated with better breastfeeding outcomes in this study.