Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

SAGETRACK

Journal of Human Lactation
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by McLeod, D.
Right arrow Articles by Cookson, T.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by McLeod, D.
Right arrow Articles by Cookson, T.
Right arrowPubmed/NCBI databases
Medline Plus Health Information
*Breast Feeding
*Infant and Newborn Care
Social Bookmarking
 Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?

Factors Influencing Continuation of Breastfeeding in a Cohort of Women

Deborah McLeod, PhD

Susan Pullon, MBChB

General Practice Department at the Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago, Wellington South, New Zealand

Timothy Cookson, MBChB

Wellington City, New Zealand

The objective of this studywas to prospectively explore the influence ofwomen’s experiences in preparing for and establishing breastfeeding on the duration of breastfeeding. A cohort of 490 women was surveyed at intervals during pregnancy and after giving birth. Data were collected on breastfeeding outcomes and experiences and analyzed using multiple logistic regression. After controlling for sociodemographic variables, women were less likely to be still fully breastfeeding at 6 to 10 weeks postpartum if they believed they needed more breastfeeding information prior to delivery or had experienced breastfeeding problems. Women were less likely to be fully breastfeeding at 4 months postpartum if they had experienced breastfeeding problems. This prospective study demonstrated the influence ofwomen’s preparedness for breastfeeding and their experiences in establishing breastfeeding on breastfeeding duration. Improvements in prenatal education about breastfeeding and management of breastfeeding problems are likely to increase breastfeeding duration.

Key Words: breastfeeding • midwifery • maternity care • primary health care

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 18, No. 4, 335-343 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/089033402237906


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
N. R. O'Connor, K. O. Tanabe, M. S. Siadaty, and F. R. Hauck
Pacifiers and Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, April 1, 2009; 163(4): 378 - 382.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Home page
J Hum LactHome page
E. G. Damato, D. A. Dowling, T. S. Standing, and S. D. Schuster
Explanation for Cessation of Breastfeeding in Mothers of Twins
J Hum Lact, August 1, 2005; 21(3): 296 - 304.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
J Hum LactHome page
M. L. Sullivan, S. J. Leathers, and M. A. Kelley
Family Characteristics Associated With Duration of Breastfeeding During Early Infancy Among Primiparas
J Hum Lact, May 1, 2004; 20(2): 196 - 205.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
J Hum LactHome page
L. Nommsen-Rivers
Early Breastfeeding Difficulties: Incidence and Risk Factors
J Hum Lact, February 1, 2004; 20(1): 101 - 102.
[PDF]


Home page
J Hum LactHome page
F. Dykes, V. H. Moran, S. Burt, and J. Edwards
Adolescent Mothers and Breastfeeding: Experiences and Support Needs--An Exploratory Study
J Hum Lact, November 1, 2003; 19(4): 391 - 401.
[Abstract] [PDF]


Home page
PediatricsHome page
K. G. Dewey, L. A. Nommsen-Rivers, M. J. Heinig, and R. J. Cohen
Risk Factors for Suboptimal Infant Breastfeeding Behavior, Delayed Onset of Lactation, and Excess Neonatal Weight Loss
Pediatrics, September 1, 2003; 112(3): 607 - 619.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]