Breastfeeding Perceptions and Behavior Among Postpartum Women Initiating Different Hormonally Systemic Contraceptive Methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There continues to be controversy regarding the simultaneous encouragement of both breastfeeding and immediate postpartum contraception.

Research aim

To explore postpartum women's perspectives about breastfeeding and their breastfeeding behaviors, while using one of three different hormonally systemic contraceptive methods immediately postpartum over a 6 month period of time.

Methods

This was a retrospective, longitudinal, three group comparative, secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study (N = 471) of immediate postpartum contraception. Breastfeeding, for this study, was defined as providing any human milk to the infant. Participants who chose one of three different hormonally systemic forms of contraception immediately postpartum (a long-acti

SUBMITTER: Wilson SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10699161 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature