In addition, mothers who are educated about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding are more likely to
value exclusive breastfeeding and may be more determined to breastfeed for longer durations [15, 26].
Mothers who responded «strongly agree» were considered to «strongly
value exclusive breastfeeding».
In adjusted results, women who reported that they strongly
value exclusive breastfeeding had more than twice the odds of exclusive breastfeeding for at least 3 months (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 2.29; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.84, 2.85) and for 6 months (AOR 2.49; 95 % CI 1.76, 3.53) compared to those who did not strongly
value exclusive breastfeeding.
We hypothesized that among mothers who intend to exclusively breastfeed, those who strongly
value exclusive breastfeeding will be more likely to breastfeed exclusively for at least 3 months and 6 months compared to mothers who
value exclusive breastfeeding less.
These mothers, nonetheless, had significantly higher odds of exclusively breastfeeding for at least 3 months and for 6 months compared to those who did not strongly
value exclusive breastfeeding.
Approximately one - third of mothers in our analysis strongly
valued exclusive breastfeeding, even though they have established intention to exclusively breastfeed; unfortunately, many of them still could not attain the recommended duration of breastfeeding.
We examined mothers» intention to exclusively breastfeed to determine whether strongly
valuing exclusive breastfeeding can predict breastfeeding exclusively to 3 and to 6 months, using the attitude (or value) of mothers toward breastfeeding as a main predictor.
These results suggest that
valuing exclusive breastfeeding during pregnancy is a significant and independent determinant of exclusive breastfeeding duration.
Thirty - six percent of women reported strongly
valuing exclusive breastfeeding out of which 46 % exclusively breastfeed to three months.
Not exact matches
The mean number of months of
exclusive breastfeeding was equal to 4.1, with important regional differences: the highest
value was 5 months in the province of Trento and the lowest was 3.5 in Sicilia.
Whether the mother
values less than 100 %
exclusive breastfeeding.
With little to no funding support in the community, barriers in the workplace and a lack of supportive
breastfeeding practices in facilities, it is not surprising that
exclusive breastfeeding rates in Texas plummet in relation to initiation rates, making it difficult for the lactation advocate to feel
valued.
We found that a minority of mothers strongly
value the benefits of
exclusive breastfeeding, even among those who intend to exclusively
breastfeed in the first few weeks postpartum.
Bivariate and multivariate regression examined the degree to which strong maternal
value of
exclusive breastfeeding predicted
exclusive breastfeeding duration.
Valuing the benefits of
exclusive breastfeeding during pregnancy is a strong independent predictor of actual
exclusive breastfeeding duration.
Only few mothers who intended to exclusively
breastfeed in the first few weeks postpartum and who reported strong
value of
exclusive breastfeeding could exclusively
breastfeed for 3 months.
The exposure variable was «
value of
exclusive breastfeeding».
Unadjusted associations between
exclusive breastfeeding duration and prenatal
value of
exclusive breastfeeding and other maternal characteristics among women who intended to exclusively breastfeeda
Maternal self - report of data could have been prone to bias and non-differential misclassification because of the tendency of women to be influenced by their social preferences and or social desirability; thus, women may have over-reported their
value and duration of
exclusive breastfeeding.
The results are consistent with our hypothesis that the extent to which a mother exclusively
breastfeeds is strongly associated with the
value she places on
exclusive breastfeeding prenatally.
Unadjusted associations between maternal
value of
exclusive breastfeeding and
exclusive breastfeeding duration for at least 3 months and 6 months were examined using logistic regression.