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Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization identifies exclusive breastfeeding as the gold standard for child nutrition. Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both the baby and the mother. First days after birth are crucial for breastfeeding and determining its further path. Unfortunately, very ofte...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9308570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34535884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02751-8 |
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author | Rozensztrauch, Anna Klaniewska, Magdalena Berghausen-Mazur, Marta |
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description | BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization identifies exclusive breastfeeding as the gold standard for child nutrition. Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both the baby and the mother. First days after birth are crucial for breastfeeding and determining its further path. Unfortunately, very often it is also the time of facing the first breastfeeding problems. The aim of this study was to analyse selected factors influencing a mother’s decision to breastfeed. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between March 2019 and November 2019 in selected Polish maternity wards. Data were collected through completion of author’s questionnaire and a standardised questionnaire and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale and also through informal interviews with mothers. During statistical analysis, the chi-square test of independence and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test as well as the non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test in addition to Fisher’s exact test were performed. RESULTS: The results showed that there is no correlation between the mode of delivery and the mother’s choice of infant feeding method. Knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding and received support affects the mother’s decision on infant feeding method. The study also showed that the 83% of newborns were put to the breast within the first 2 h after birth. However, only 58% continued to be breastfed in the subsequent days. As many as 42% of the newborns were supplemented with formula despite early initiation of breastfeeding. Analyses showed that exclusive breastfeeding was more often chosen by mothers with higher education. And the most common breastfeeding problem reported by 62% of the respondents was perceived insufficient milk supply and also breastfeeding pain, reported in 48.5% mothers. CONCLUSIONS: It is extremely important to continually promote breastfeeding among women. The role of midwives is crucial in this regard, as they should encourage the initiation of breastfeeding, support mothers during the perinatal and postnatal periods, and increase their sense of competence and confidence in their ability to breastfeed. Accessible, professional, and empathetic support can help reduce the number of women supplementing with modified milk. Undoubtedly, the postpartum period is important for breastfeeding outcomes, but it is significant that breastfeeding education and promotion begin during pregnancy. |
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spelling | pubmed-93085702022-07-25 Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland Rozensztrauch, Anna Klaniewska, Magdalena Berghausen-Mazur, Marta Ir J Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization identifies exclusive breastfeeding as the gold standard for child nutrition. Breastfeeding provides many benefits to both the baby and the mother. First days after birth are crucial for breastfeeding and determining its further path. Unfortunately, very often it is also the time of facing the first breastfeeding problems. The aim of this study was to analyse selected factors influencing a mother’s decision to breastfeed. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study conducted between March 2019 and November 2019 in selected Polish maternity wards. Data were collected through completion of author’s questionnaire and a standardised questionnaire and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale and also through informal interviews with mothers. During statistical analysis, the chi-square test of independence and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test as well as the non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test in addition to Fisher’s exact test were performed. RESULTS: The results showed that there is no correlation between the mode of delivery and the mother’s choice of infant feeding method. Knowledge of the benefits of breastfeeding and received support affects the mother’s decision on infant feeding method. The study also showed that the 83% of newborns were put to the breast within the first 2 h after birth. However, only 58% continued to be breastfed in the subsequent days. As many as 42% of the newborns were supplemented with formula despite early initiation of breastfeeding. Analyses showed that exclusive breastfeeding was more often chosen by mothers with higher education. And the most common breastfeeding problem reported by 62% of the respondents was perceived insufficient milk supply and also breastfeeding pain, reported in 48.5% mothers. CONCLUSIONS: It is extremely important to continually promote breastfeeding among women. The role of midwives is crucial in this regard, as they should encourage the initiation of breastfeeding, support mothers during the perinatal and postnatal periods, and increase their sense of competence and confidence in their ability to breastfeed. Accessible, professional, and empathetic support can help reduce the number of women supplementing with modified milk. Undoubtedly, the postpartum period is important for breastfeeding outcomes, but it is significant that breastfeeding education and promotion begin during pregnancy. Springer International Publishing 2021-09-18 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC9308570/ /pubmed/34535884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02751-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Original Article Rozensztrauch, Anna Klaniewska, Magdalena Berghausen-Mazur, Marta Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland |
title | Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland |
title_full | Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland |
title_fullStr | Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland |
title_short | Factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in Poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in Poland |
title_sort | factors affecting the mother’s choice of infant feeding method in poland: a cross-sectional preliminary study in poland |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9308570/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34535884 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02751-8 |
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