Protective factors for early initiation of breastfeeding among Brazilian nursing mothers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Evaluate the protective factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding.

Methods

Cross-sectional study conducted with Brazilian nursing mothers. Breastfeeding in the first hour of life and difficulty initiating breastfeeding in the birth room were adopted as outcome variables and associated with other maternal and child information. Poisson regression was conducted to synthesize the data.

Results

Among 104 nursing mothers evaluated, 56.7% reported breastfeeding in the first hour of life and 43% had difficulty initiating breastfeeding in the birth room. There was a higher prevalence of breastfeeding in the first hour of life among mothers with previous breastfeeding experience (PR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.04-2.07). Difficulty initiating breastfeeding in th

SUBMITTER: Lemos GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288142 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature