Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Breastfeeding Periods in a Cohort of Spanish Primiparous Pregnant Women
Cristina Bouzas, Eva Pilar López-García, Mercedes Sánchez-Martínez, Josep A Tur, Rosario Pastor, Yajun Xu · 2024
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Cristina Bouzas and co-authors ask, in a 2024 study, what helps first-time mothers in Spain keep breastfeeding through their baby's first year. The team followed 288 women from pregnancy to the child's first birthday, all in a health education program. Half attended the sessions with an informal caregiver, such as a mother or partner, and half attended alone.
Three factors tracked with breastfeeding up to twelve months. Younger mothers were more likely to still be nursing at a year. A larger rise in vitamin B12 levels across the program also raised the odds. And women who came without a caregiver were far less likely to reach twelve months than those who brought one. The authors conclude that bringing family into feeding education, and watching nutrition, can help mothers nurse longer. The study is observational, so the links are associations rather than proof of cause.
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| CREATOR | Cristina Bouzas, Eva Pilar López-García, Mercedes Sánchez-Martínez, Josep A Tur, Rosario Pastor, Yajun Xu |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |