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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
Unintended pregnancy and breast-feeding behavior
T D Dye1, M A Wojtowycz, R H Aubry
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse, USA.
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.
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