Household food insecurity is negatively associated with achievement of prenatal intentions to feed only breast milk in the first six months postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household food insecurity (HFI) has been associated with suboptimal breastfeeding practices. Postpartum factors reported by caregivers include stressful life circumstances and maternal diet quality concerns. It is unknown whether prenatal breast milk feeding intentions, a well-established predictor of breastfeeding outcomes, differ by HFI status. We explored associations between HFI and prenatal intentions to feed any and only breast milk in the first 6 months postpartum, and achievement of these intentions.

Methods

We utilized data from self-identified biological mothers with children 6-12 months of age who responded to a retrospective, cross-sectional online infant feeding survey conducted in Nova Scotia, Canada. HFI (yes/no) was assessed using the Household Foo

SUBMITTER: Francis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865492 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature