Maternal prenatal attitudes and postnatal breast-feeding behaviours in rural Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the relationships between maternal breast-feeding intention, attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge at 7 months' gestation with exclusive or full breast-feeding at 3 months postpartum.

Design

Prospective cohort study with structured home interviews during pregnancy and 3 months after delivery.

Setting

Two rural sub-districts of Kishoreganj district, Bangladesh.

Subjects

Mother-infant dyads.

Results

Over 80 % of 2178 pregnant women intended to exclusively breast-feed (EBF). Maternal positive attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge about breast-feeding were positively associated with EBF intention (all P<0.05). All mothers except one reported initiating breast-feeding and 99.6 % of children were still breast-fed at 3 months. According to

SUBMITTER: Yu EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271389 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature