Breastfeeding initiation in the context of a home intervention to promote better birth outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This secondary analysis examined breastfeeding initiation rates and factors related to initiation in a sample of multiparous women with a history of a prior preterm birth.

Subjects and methods

Data for a subsample of women (n=130) were derived from a randomized clinical trial testing a home visit intervention to improve birth outcomes. The subsample included women who gave birth to an infant greater than 35 weeks of gestation. All participants received standard prenatal care. Intervention participants (n=73) also received home visits by certified nurse-midwives. Visits were guided by protocols to improve factors associated with poor birth outcomes and maternal and infant health. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were used, controlling for factors previou

SUBMITTER: Karp SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3726024 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature