RT Journal Article
T1 Factors Associated with the Abandonment of Exclusive Breastfeeding before Three Months.
A1 Santacruz-Salas, Esmeralda
A1 Segura-Fragoso, Antonio
A1 Cobo-Cuenca, Ana Isabel
A1 Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel
A1 Pozuelo-Carrascosa, Diana P
A1 Laredo-Aguilera, José Alberto
K1 Spain
K1 abandonment of breastfeeding
K1 breastfeeding
K1 breastfeeding initiation
K1 exclusive breastfeeding
K1 predictors
K1 prevalence
K1 supplementary feeding
AB The commencement and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding (EB) are dependent on several mother-infant factors. To analyse the prevalence of EB during four different periods and to analyse the factors that can affect its maintenance, we performed a prospective, observational, longitudinal study of 236 mothers and their child between 37 and 42 weeks of gestation and weighing more than 2.5 kg. Four interviews were conducted (T1: on discharge, T2: at 15 days, T3: at one month, T4: at three months). The results showed that EB decreased considerably at three months (69.5% vs. 47.46%). The factors that reduced the risk of abandonment were as following: having decided before giving birth that one wants to offer breastfeeding (T2: odds ratio (OR): 0.02, p = 0.001), T3 (OR: 0.04, p = 0.001) and T4 (OR: 0.07, p = 0.01)) and having previous experience with EB (T2 (OR: 0.36, p = 0.01), T3 (OR: 0.42 p = 0.02) and T4 (OR: 0.51, p = 0.03)). The factors that increased the risk of EB abandonment were offering feeding bottles in the hospital (T2 (OR: 11. 06, p = 0.001); T3 (OR: 5.51, p = 0.001) and T4 (OR: 4.43, p = 0.001)) and thinking that the infant is not satisfied (T2 (OR: 2.39, p = 0.01) and T3 (OR: 2.34, p = 0.01)). In conclusion, the abandonment of EB in the first three months is associated with sociodemographic and clinical variables and psychological factors such as insecurity and doubts of the mother during the process and the absence of a favourable close environment.
SN 2227-9067
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-16
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28435
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28435
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025