David M Haas1, Ziyi Yang2, Corette B Parker3, Judith Chung4, Samuel Parry5, William A Grobman6, Brian M Mercer7, Hyagriv N Simhan8, Robert M Silver9, Ronald J Wapner10, George R Saade11, Philip Greenland6, Noel Bairey Merz12, Uma M Reddy13, Victoria L Pemberton14. 1. Department of OB/GYN, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N. University Blvd, UH 2440, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. dahaas@iupui.edu. 2. Department of OB/GYN, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N. University Blvd, UH 2440, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. 3. RTI International, Research Triangle, USA. 4. University of California, Irvine, USA. 5. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. 6. Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 7. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA. 8. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA. 9. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA. 10. Columbia University, New York, USA. 11. University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA. 12. Smidt Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 13. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Bethesda, USA. 14. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine maternal, psychosocial, and pregnancy factors associated with breastfeeding for at least 6 months in those giving birth for the first time. METHODS: We performed a planned secondary analysis of an observational cohort study of 5249 women giving birth for the first time. Women were contacted at least 6 months after delivery and provided information regarding breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity. Maternal demographics, psychosocial measures, and delivery methods were compared by breastfeeding groups. RESULTS: 4712 (89.8%) of the women breastfed at some point, with 2739 (58.2%) breastfeeding for at least 6 months. Of those who breastfed, 1161 (24.7% of the entire cohort), breastfed exclusively for at least 6 months. In the multivariable model among those who ever breastfed, not smoking in the month prior to delivery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.04, 95%CI 1.19-3.45), having a Master's degree of higher (aOR 1.89, 95%CI 1.51-2.36), having a planned pregnancy (aOR 1.48, 95%CI 1.27-1.73), older age (aOR 1.02, 95% CI, 1.01-1.04), lower BMI (aOR 0.96 95% CI 0.95-0.97), and having less anxiety measured during pregnancy (aOR 0.990, 95%CI 0.983-0.998) were associated with breastfeeding for at least 6 months. Compared to non-Hispanic White women, Hispanic women, while being more likely to breastfeed initially (aOR 1.40, 95%CI 1.02-1.92), were less likely to breastfeed for 6 months (aOR 0.72, 95%CI 0.59-0.88). While non-Hispanic Black women were less likely than non-Hispanic White women to initiate breastfeeding (aOR 0.68, 95%CI 0.51-0.90), the odds of non-Hispanic Black women of continuing to breastfeed for at least 6 months was similar to non-Hispanic White women (aOR 0.92, 95%CI 0.71-1.19). CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort of women giving birth for the first time, duration of breastfeeding was associated with several characteristics which highlight groups at greater risk of not breastfeeding as long as currently recommended. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01322529 (nuMoM2b) and NCT02231398 (nuMoM2b-Heart Health).
OBJECTIVE: To examine maternal, psychosocial, and pregnancy factors associated with breastfeeding for at least 6 months in those giving birth for the first time. METHODS: We performed a planned secondary analysis of an observational cohort study of 5249 women giving birth for the first time. Women were contacted at least 6 months after delivery and provided information regarding breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity. Maternal demographics, psychosocial measures, and delivery methods were compared by breastfeeding groups. RESULTS: 4712 (89.8%) of the women breastfed at some point, with 2739 (58.2%) breastfeeding for at least 6 months. Of those who breastfed, 1161 (24.7% of the entire cohort), breastfed exclusively for at least 6 months. In the multivariable model among those who ever breastfed, not smoking in the month prior to delivery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 2.04, 95%CI 1.19-3.45), having a Master's degree of higher (aOR 1.89, 95%CI 1.51-2.36), having a planned pregnancy (aOR 1.48, 95%CI 1.27-1.73), older age (aOR 1.02, 95% CI, 1.01-1.04), lower BMI (aOR 0.96 95% CI 0.95-0.97), and having less anxiety measured during pregnancy (aOR 0.990, 95%CI 0.983-0.998) were associated with breastfeeding for at least 6 months. Compared to non-Hispanic White women, Hispanic women, while being more likely to breastfeed initially (aOR 1.40, 95%CI 1.02-1.92), were less likely to breastfeed for 6 months (aOR 0.72, 95%CI 0.59-0.88). While non-Hispanic Black women were less likely than non-Hispanic White women to initiate breastfeeding (aOR 0.68, 95%CI 0.51-0.90), the odds of non-Hispanic Black women of continuing to breastfeed for at least 6 months was similar to non-Hispanic White women (aOR 0.92, 95%CI 0.71-1.19). CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort of women giving birth for the first time, duration of breastfeeding was associated with several characteristics which highlight groups at greater risk of not breastfeeding as long as currently recommended. TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01322529 (nuMoM2b) and NCT02231398 (nuMoM2b-Heart Health).
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