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Factors associated with not breastfeeding exclusively among mothers of a cohort of Pacific infants in New Zealand.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Butler, Sarnia Williams, Maynard Tukuitonga, Colin Paterson, J. B.
Copyright Year	2004
Abstract	AIMS This study investigated the association between not breastfeeding exclusively (among mothers of a cohort of Pacific infants in New Zealand) and several maternal, sociodemographic, and infant care factors. METHODS The data were gathered as part of the Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study. Infant feeding information was obtained through interviews with mothers (6 weeks post-birth) and from hospital records for 1247 of the 1365 biological mothers. RESULTS Factors significantly associated with not exclusively breastfeeding at hospital discharge included smoking, unemployment prior to pregnancy, years in New Zealand, not seeing a midwife during pregnancy, caesarean delivery, and twin birth status. Factors significantly associated with cessation (before 6 weeks post-birth) of exclusive breastfeeding (for mothers who initially breastfed exclusively) included smoking, employment prior to pregnancy, being in current employment, high parity, dummy use, not receiving a visit from Plunket, infant not discharged at the same time as the mother, infant not sharing the same room as the parent(s) at night, regular childcare, and having a home visit for the infant from a traditional healer. CONCLUSIONS Aside from smoking, different factors were associated with initiation and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding. Identification of risk factors should assist targeting women who are at heightened risk of not breastfeeding exclusively.
Starting Page	U908
Ending Page	U908
Page Count	1
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
PubMed reference number	15282622
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	117
Issue Number	1195
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/2292/4730/15282622.pdf?sequence=1
Journal	The New Zealand medical journal
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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