Maternal Anxiety related to Medication during Lactation and the Breast Feeding Rate.
- Author:
Sun Hwa CHA
1
;
Jung Yeol HAN
;
Hae Suk KIM
;
Seon Young JEON
;
Yoon Hee HUH
;
Kyong Ja LEE
;
Hyun Kyong AHN
;
June Seek CHOI
;
Kyung Ah KIM
;
Son Moon SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Cheil Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center SungkyunkwanUniversity School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dr-baram@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Breast-feeding;
Maternal Anxiety for medication
- MeSH:
Anxiety*;
Breast Feeding*;
Breast*;
Child;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Female;
Humans;
Lactation*;
Maternal Age;
Mothers;
Nursing;
Parity
- From:Korean Journal of Perinatology
2003;14(3):290-295
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine the type and frequency of medication taken by breast-feeding women and to evaluate the effects of maternal anxiety related to medication during lactation on the breast-feeding rate. METHODS: From April 15 to May 15 2003, we conducted a survey with a prepared questionnaire on ninety-one mothers who visited the obstetric clinics of Samsung Cheil hospital at eight weeks after delivery. The questionnaire contained information about parity, mode of delivery, whether to feed breast-milk, and the type and frequency of medicinal exposure. We also asked the degree of perceived adverse effects on her baby associated with maternal medication using 10cm visual analogue scale. RESULTS: The mean age of respondents was thirty-one years and the mean number of children born to the respondents was 1.3. At the eighth week after delivery the breast-feeding rate was 65.9%. The breast-feeding rate was not related to maternal age or the number of children but rather, the mode of delivery, which was 76.9% in NSVD, 70.0% in vaginal delivery with labor induction and 50% in cesarean delivery(P<0.05). The frequency of maternal medication intake during lactation was 50%. The most frequent type of medicine was herb medicine (36.7%). The average score of perceived adverse effect on a respondent's baby during breast-feeding was about 49% in total, which was 46.5% in NSVD, 48.9% in vaginal delivery with labor induction, and 51.2% in cesarean delivery. CONCLUSION: Most nursing mothers think that their medications during lactation affect adversely their babies, who, in turn, may be associated with the decrease of breast-feeding rate.
