Factors Associated with the Abandonment of Exclusive Breastfeeding before Three Months

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ID15713259
AuthorsEsmeralda Santacruz‐Salas (0000-0002-4249-3179, University of Castilla-La Mancha), Antonio Segura‐Fragoso (0000-0003-4884-2242), Antonio Segura-Fragoso (FACSALUD (Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud), University of Castile-La Mancha, Avenida Real Fábrica de la Seda, s/n., Talavera de la Reina, 45600 Toledo, Spain), Ana Isabel Cobo‐Cuenca (0000-0001-7873-3835, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), Juan Manuel Carmona‐Torres (0000-0002-7781-872X, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), Diana P Pozuelo‐Carrascosa (0000-0002-0527-5498, University of Castilla-La Mancha, corresponding author), José Alberto Laredo‐Aguilera (0000-0002-3661-3584, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba)
Year2020
Volume7
Issue12
Pages298-298
Publication date2020-12-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children7120298
PMID33339354
OpenAlexW3112119444
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited16

The commencement and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding (EB) are dependent on several mother-infant factors. To analyse the prevalence of EB during four different periods and to analyse the factors that can affect its maintenance, we performed a prospective, observational, longitudinal study of 236 mothers and their child between 37 and 42 weeks of gestation and weighing more than 2.5 kg. Four interviews were conducted (T1: on discharge, T2: at 15 days, T3: at one month, T4: at three months). The results showed that EB decreased considerably at three months (69.5% vs. 47.46%). The factors that reduced the risk of abandonment were as following: having decided before giving birth that one wants to offer breastfeeding (T2: odds ratio (OR): 0.02, p = 0.001), T3 (OR: 0.04, p = 0.001) and T4 (OR: 0.07, p = 0.01)) and having previous experience with EB (T2 (OR: 0.36, p = 0.01), T3 (OR: 0.42 p = 0.02) and T4 (OR: 0.51, p = 0.03)). The factors that increased the risk of EB abandonment were offering feeding bottles in the hospital (T2 (OR: 11. 06, p = 0.001); T3 (OR: 5.51, p = 0.001) and T4 (OR: 4.43, p = 0.001)) and thinking that the infant is not satisfied (T2 (OR: 2.39, p = 0.01) and T3 (OR: 2.34, p = 0.01)). In conclusion, the abandonment of EB in the first three months is associated with sociodemographic and clinical variables and psychological factors such as insecurity and doubts of the mother during the process and the absence of a favourable close environment

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