Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Among US Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension contributes to US maternal-infant morbidity and mortality, with potential attenuation from breastfeeding. Little is known regarding breastfeeding outcomes among mother-infant dyads exposed to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).

Objective

To quantify the extent to which HDP is associated with never breastfeeding and the time to breastfeeding cessation among postpartum women in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used nationally representative data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). Participants included women from 43 US states, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico who had a live birth between January 2016 and November 2022. Complete data for

SUBMITTER: Nardella D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274979 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature