Breastfeeding initiation and related factors in postpartum mothers in a district of Shanghai
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21818
- VernacularTitle:上海某区产后母乳喂养启动情况及相关因素分析
- Author:
Ying HUANG
1
;
Fang BU
1
;
Jie WANG
1
;
Wenli FANG
1
Author Information
1. Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital， Infant Health Hospital Affiliated to East China Normal University， Shanghai 200050， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
breastfeeding;
early initiation of breastfeeding;
first milk;
influencing factor
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;34(8):787-794
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo understand the initiation of breastfeeding， and to analyze the related factors in postpartum mothers. MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted among 790 mothers whose children aged 0‒23 months. ResultsThe early initiation breastfeeding rate （the proportion of breastfeeding within 1 hour after birth） was 67.7%. The proportion of feeding breast milk as the first food after birth was 78.4%. 62.8% children were first breastfed within 1 hour after birth. Logistic regression analysis showed that mothers were more likely to initiate breastfeeding within 1 hour after delivery， if they delivered naturally， attended breastfeeding courses during pregnancy， believed that breastfeeding is or might be beneficial to the intellectual development of their children， intended to breastfeed their children， and were hospitalized for 1‒3 days. ConclusionThe proportion of feeding breast milk as the first food within 1 hour after birth needs to increase. Attentions should be paid to breastfeeding education during pregnancy to help mothers make correct feeding decisions， and to the advocacy for natural delivery to start a smooth initiation of breastfeeding.
