Maternal intention to breastfeed, duration of breastfeeding and reasons for weaning: a cohort study, Pelotas, RS, Brazil, 2014. / Intenção de amamentar, duração do aleitamento materno e motivos para o desmame: um estudo de coorte, Pelotas, RS, 2014.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 29(1): e2019219, 2020.
Article
in En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32490940
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to evaluate maternal intention to breastfeed, duration of breastfeeding up to 24 months-of-age and reasons for weaning in the first year of life.METHODS:
this was a cohort study conducted in Pelotas, RS, Brazil, with participants from the Multi-Center Body Composition Study; a life table was used to analyze duration of breastfeeding.RESULTS:
of the 1377 mothers screened, 74.3% reported intending to exclusively breastfeed up until 6 months, while 91.1% intended to prolong breastfeeding until at least 12 months; 58.0% of children were breastfed up to at least 6 months; median breastfeeding duration was 10.8 months (IQR 5.8 - 23.0); the main reasons reported for weaning were insufficient breast milk (57.3%), return to work/school (45.5%), and unexplained refusal by the baby (40.1%).CONCLUSION:
the results show that despite the intention to breastfeed, there are still structural and social barriers that interfere with successful breastfeeding, especially those related to working mothers.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Weaning
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Breast Feeding
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Mothers
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
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Pt
Year:
2020
Type:
Article