| Literature DB >> 16326160 |
Marga Thome1, Elisabeth M Alder, Alfons Ramel.
Abstract
This study investigated whether postpartum depressive symptoms and parenting stress are related to exclusive breastfeeding in mothers at 2-3 months postpartum. Data were collected from 734 Icelandic mothers postpartum. Parenting stress, depressive symptoms, feeding methods and demographical data were assessed by self-administered questionnaires. A high level of maternal education increased the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding whereas lower maternal education, high levels of depressive symptoms, twins and single motherhood reduced the likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding. It is concluded that depressive symptoms are related to lower levels of exclusive breastfeeding and that exclusive breastfeeding becomes more likely with higher level of maternal education.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 16326160 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.10.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Nurs Stud ISSN： 0020-7489 Impact factor: 5.837