OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effect of unintended pregnancy on breast-feeding behavior. METHODS: All women delivering a live birth between January 1, 1995, and July 31, 1996 (n = 33,735), in the 15-county central New York region were asked whether they had intended to become pregnant and their breast-feeding plans. RESULTS: Women with mistimed pregnancies, and pregnancies that were not wanted were significantly less likely to breast-feed than were women whose pregnancies were planned. After adjustment for confounding variables and contraindications for breast-feeding, the odds ratios of not breast-feeding remained significant. CONCLUSIONS: Promoting breast-feeding among women with unintended pregnancies is important to improve health status.
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the effect of unintended pregnancy on breast-feeding behavior. METHODS: All women delivering a live birth between January 1, 1995, and July 31, 1996 (n = 33,735), in the 15-county central New York region were asked whether they had intended to become pregnant and their breast-feeding plans. RESULTS:Women with mistimed pregnancies, and pregnancies that were not wanted were significantly less likely to breast-feed than were women whose pregnancies were planned. After adjustment for confounding variables and contraindications for breast-feeding, the odds ratios of not breast-feeding remained significant. CONCLUSIONS: Promoting breast-feeding among women with unintended pregnancies is important to improve health status.
Authors: Nina L Schrager; Amelia K Wesselink; Tanran R Wang; Elizabeth E Hatch; Kenneth J Rothman; Ellen M Mikkelsen; Renée D Boynton-Jarrett; Lauren A Wise Journal: Ann Epidemiol Date: 2020-07-15 Impact factor: 3.797
Authors: Larry Humbert; Robert M Saywell; Terrell W Zollinger; Caitlin F Priest; Michael K Reger; Komal Kochhar Journal: Matern Child Health J Date: 2011-10