Breastfeeding satisfaction post hospital discharge and associated factors - a longitudinal cohort study of mothers of preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mothers' satisfaction with breastfeeding is important for breastfeeding duration but rarely investigated in mothers of preterm infants. The aim of this study was to describe breastfeeding satisfaction and associated factors during the first year in mothers of preterm infants (gestational age < 37 weeks).

Methods

This longitudinal cohort study, based on secondary analysis data from a randomized controlled trial, included 493 mothers of 547 preterm infants. Data on breastfeeding duration and satisfaction, parental stress and attachment were collected at 8 weeks post discharge, and at 6 and 12 months after birth. Breastfeeding satisfaction was measured by the Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale. Descriptive statistics and linear mixed effect models were used when

SUBMITTER: Ericson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7992863 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature