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A Common Marmoset Model of Mother-Infant Intervention for Breastfeeding Disorders in the Presence of Paternal Inhibition and Maternal Neglect
Published on: September 22, 2023
Factors associated with the initiation of breast-feeding by Aboriginal mothers in Perth
C Binns1, D Gilchrist, M Gracey
1School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, Australia. c.binns@curtin.edu.au
Objectives:
To identify the prevalence of breast-feeding at discharge and the determinants of breast-feeding initiation amongst Aboriginal women.
Design:
A prospective cohort study using a self-administered baseline questionnaire and telephone-administered follow-up interviews.
Setting:
Six hospitals with maternity wards in Perth, Western Australia.
Subjects:
Four hundred and twenty-five Aboriginal mothers of newborn infants.
Results:
At discharge, 89.4% of Aboriginal mothers were breast-feeding. Breast-feeding at discharge was most positively associated with perceived paternal support of breast-feeding, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 6.65 (95% confidence interval (CI) 2.81-15.74), and with maternal age (OR 1.12, 95% CI 1.03-1.22), but negatively associated with parity and having delivered vaginally.
Conclusion:
The factors independently associated with breast-feeding at discharge were similar to those previously identified for a group of non-Aboriginal Perth women, suggesting that separate breast-feeding interventions specially targeted at Aboriginal women are not warranted. The findings do, however, highlight the importance of including the father in the breast-feeding discussions.
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