RT Journal Article
T1 Influence of the mother's lifestyles on the initiation of breastfeeding: A case-control study.
A1 Del Campo Giménez, María
A1 López-Torres Hidalgo, Jesús
A1 Fernández Bosch, Alba
A1 Martínez de la Torre, Carlos
A1 Minuesa García, María
A1 Córcoles García, Sara
A1 Párraga Martínez, Ignacio
K1 Atención primaria de salud
K1 Breastfeeding
K1 Conducta sedentaria
K1 Conductas relacionadas con la salud
K1 Educación en salud
K1 Ejercicio físico
K1 Exercise
K1 Health behaviour
K1 Health education
K1 Lactancia materna
K1 Primary health care
K1 Sedentary behaviour
K1 Tabaco
K1 Tobacco
AB Breast milk is the optimal food during the first months of life. The main objective was to analyse the factors associated with not initiating breastfeeding in terms of maternal lifestyles, epidemiological characteristics and information on breastfeeding. Observational analytical study of cases and controls in 6 primary care centres. The sample included women with a child under 5 years, with an estimated necessary sample size of 166 cases (women who did not initiate breastfeeding) and 166 controls (women who began breastfeeding). Sociodemographic and maternal lifestyle variables were measured before and during pregnancy, such as physical activity using the BPAAT questionnaire, diet with the MEDAS-14 questionnaire, and tobacco and alcohol consumption. We assessed the information and opinions about breastfeeding as well as previous experience with it. The study included 348 women (174 cases and 174 controls) with a mean age of 33.4 years (SD, 5.4). The variables independently associated with not initiating breastfeeding were: absence of previous experience with breastfeeding (odds ratio [OR], 12.75), making the decision during pregnancy or delivery (OR, 10.55), not being married or in a partnership (OR, 3.42) and being sedentary for periods of 2 hours or greater/day during pregnancy (OR, 1.77). In our study, the determining factors associated with not initiating breastfeeding were the lack of previous experience with breastfeeding, the timing of the decision about breastfeeding, and marital status. When it came to lifestyle, only a sedentary lifestyle was associated with not initiating breastfeeding, while dietary or other habits had no influence.
YR 2022
FD 2022-09-13
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21930
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/21930
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025