Breastfeeding initiation, duration, and experiences of mothers of late preterm twins: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Twins and late preterm (LPT) infants are at an increased risk of being breastfed to a lesser extent than term singletons. This study aimed to describe the initiation and duration of any and exclusive breastfeeding at the breast for mothers of LPT twins and term twins during the first 4 months and to explore the breastfeeding experiences of mothers of LPT twins.

Methods

A sequential two-sample quantitative-qualitative explanatory mixed-methods design was used. The quantitative data were derived from a longitudinal cohort study in which 22 mothers of LPT twins and 41 mothers of term twins answered questionnaires at one and four months after birth (2015-2017). The qualitative data were obtained from semi-structured interviews with 14 mothers of LPT twins (2020-2021),

SUBMITTER: Jonsdottir RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461222 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature