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Article: Breastfeeding outcomes among early-term and full-term infants
Title | Breastfeeding outcomes among early-term and full-term infants |
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Keywords | adult breast feeding cohort analysis female gestational age |
Issue Date | 2019 |
Publisher | Churchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/midw |
Citation | Midwifery, 2019, v. 71, p. 71-76 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background When compared with full-term birth (39 to <42 weeks), early-term birth (37 to <39 weeks) is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes that may impede breastfeeding. Breastfeeding provides numerous benefits to infants and could potentially offset the effects of early-term birth. However, the effect of early-term birth on any and exclusive breastfeeding duration among healthy normal weight infants is unclear. Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the association between early-term birth and breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among healthy term infants. Methods Two prospective cohorts of 2704 healthy mother-infant pairs were recruited in Hong Kong in 2006–07 and 2011–12. Participants were followed prospectively for 12 months or until they stopped breastfeeding. Results Approximately one-third (32.8%) of the infants were born early-term. More than one-half of all participants had stopped breastfeeding by three months postpartum and approximately one-half of the infants were not being exclusively breastfed by two weeks postpartum. There was no significant difference in the odds of any (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.05; 95% 0.85, 1.31) or exclusive (aOR = 0.89; 95% 0.73, 1.08) breastfeeding at one-month postpartum between infants born early-term and at full-term. There was also no significant difference in the duration of any (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.0; 95% 0.91, 1.10) or exclusive (aHR = 1.0; 95% 0.91, 1.09) breastfeeding between early-term and full-term infants. Conclusion In this cohort, early-term birth was not associated with breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. This suggests that, in the absence of neonatal complications, early-term birth itself may not lead to a shorter duration of any or exclusive breastfeeding. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/273065 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.906 |
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dc.contributor.author | FAN, HSL | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, JYH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Fong, DYT | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lok, KYW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Tarrant, M | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-06T09:21:53Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-06T09:21:53Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Midwifery, 2019, v. 71, p. 71-76 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0266-6138 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/273065 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background When compared with full-term birth (39 to <42 weeks), early-term birth (37 to <39 weeks) is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes that may impede breastfeeding. Breastfeeding provides numerous benefits to infants and could potentially offset the effects of early-term birth. However, the effect of early-term birth on any and exclusive breastfeeding duration among healthy normal weight infants is unclear. Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the association between early-term birth and breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among healthy term infants. Methods Two prospective cohorts of 2704 healthy mother-infant pairs were recruited in Hong Kong in 2006–07 and 2011–12. Participants were followed prospectively for 12 months or until they stopped breastfeeding. Results Approximately one-third (32.8%) of the infants were born early-term. More than one-half of all participants had stopped breastfeeding by three months postpartum and approximately one-half of the infants were not being exclusively breastfed by two weeks postpartum. There was no significant difference in the odds of any (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.05; 95% 0.85, 1.31) or exclusive (aOR = 0.89; 95% 0.73, 1.08) breastfeeding at one-month postpartum between infants born early-term and at full-term. There was also no significant difference in the duration of any (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.0; 95% 0.91, 1.10) or exclusive (aHR = 1.0; 95% 0.91, 1.09) breastfeeding between early-term and full-term infants. Conclusion In this cohort, early-term birth was not associated with breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. This suggests that, in the absence of neonatal complications, early-term birth itself may not lead to a shorter duration of any or exclusive breastfeeding. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Churchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/midw | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Midwifery | - |
dc.subject | adult | - |
dc.subject | breast feeding | - |
dc.subject | cohort analysis | - |
dc.subject | female | - |
dc.subject | gestational age | - |
dc.title | Breastfeeding outcomes among early-term and full-term infants | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, JYH: janetyh@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Fong, DYT: dytfong@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lok, KYW: krislok@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Tarrant, M: tarrantm@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Wong, JYH=rp01561 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Fong, DYT=rp00253 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lok, KYW=rp02172 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Tarrant, M=rp00461 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.midw.2019.01.005 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 30690202 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85060450175 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 299639 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 71 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 71 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 76 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000459931600010 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0266-6138 | - |