Publication: The number of infant feeding positions and the 6-month exclusive breastfeeding rates
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2015
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1252208
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Bibliographic Citation
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 98, No.11 (2015), p.1075-1081
Suggested Citation
Puapornpong P., Raungrongmorakot K., Manolerdtewan W., Ketsuwan S., Wongin S. The number of infant feeding positions and the 6-month exclusive breastfeeding rates. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 98, No.11 (2015), p.1075-1081. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6034
Abstract
Background: Appropriate infant feeding positions will help with latching. Good latching will help decrease cracked nipple and complication leading to early breastfeeding cessation. Objective: To investigate the association of the number of infant feeding positions on exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months postpartum period. Material and Method: The subjects were primiparous women who delivered without complications and intended to breastfeed their newborns at least six months at the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sririndhorn Medical Center in Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand, between May 2012 and April 2013. On the first day postpartum, the mothers had received instructions on four infant feeding positions. These included the cradle, cross cradle, football carry, and side-lying positions, and all were practiced. The mothers were assessed on their use of the numbers of infant feeding positions at the second day postpartum prior to their discharge. Telephone follow-ups at the second, fourth, and sixth month postpartum periods were collected and used for exclusive breastfeeding data collection following discharge. Demographic data and exclusive breastfeeding rates were analyzed by Chi-square test, one-way ANOVA test, and relative risk with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Five hundred forty five primiparous women were enrolled in the present study. The data showed that the 6-month exclusive breastfeeding rates of the studied group who could breastfeed by one, two, three, and four positions, had statistically significant differences (p-value <0.05). The relative risks for exclusive breastfeeding rates between the mothers who used two infant breastfeeding positions or more and the mothers who used only one position were 1.68 (95% CI 1.45-1.95) at the 2-month, 1.69 (95% CI 1.38-2.09) at the 4-month, and 1.51 (95% CI 1.18-1.94) at the 6-month postpartum periods. Conclusion: The number of infant breastfeeding positions had an association with the exclusive breastfeeding rates during the six months postpartum period. © 2015, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved.
Subject(s)
Adult
Article
Bleeding
Body position
Breast feeding
Breast feeding education
Comfort
Comparative study
Female
Follow up
Human
Infant feeding
Nipple
Physical parameters
Prospective study
Risk assessment
Scoring system
Swallowing
Adolescent
Breast feeding
Cohort analysis
Health service
Infant
Maternal behavior
Mother
Newborn
Statistics and numerical data
Young adult
Adolescent
Adult
Breast Feeding
Cohort Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Behavior
Maternal Health Services
Mothers
Prospective Studies
Young Adult
Article
Bleeding
Body position
Breast feeding
Breast feeding education
Comfort
Comparative study
Female
Follow up
Human
Infant feeding
Nipple
Physical parameters
Prospective study
Risk assessment
Scoring system
Swallowing
Adolescent
Breast feeding
Cohort analysis
Health service
Infant
Maternal behavior
Mother
Newborn
Statistics and numerical data
Young adult
Adolescent
Adult
Breast Feeding
Cohort Studies
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Behavior
Maternal Health Services
Mothers
Prospective Studies
Young Adult