Tzu I. Tsai|Shu Her Huang|Shoou Yih D. Lee
Maternal and Hospital Factors Associated with First-Time Mothers' Breastfeeding Practice: A Prospective Study
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University|National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University|National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University|National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
continuity breastfeeding infrequent indeterminate evidence lacking regarding factors associated breastfeeding different postpartum time points prospective study investigated change correlates breastfeeding practices delivery hospital 1 3 6 months postpartum among firsttime mothers followed cohort 300 primiparous mothers taiwan gave birth two hospitals 20102011 logistic cox regression analyses performed determine factors correlated breastfeeding practices study sample rate exclusive breastfeeding hospital stay 66 declined 375 1 month 302 3 months postpartum 171 women reported continuing breastfeeding 6 months early initiation breastfeeding roomingin practice selfefficacy significantly related exclusive breastfeeding hospital stay discharge health literacy knowledge intention selfefficacy positively significantly associated breastfeeding exclusivity later initiation hazard ratio153 95 confidence interval 105 197 shorter intention hazard ratio142 95 confidence interval 113 168 selfefficacy hazard ratio098 95 confidence interval 096 099 important predictors breastfeeding cessation within 6 months delivery continuous breastfeeding practice 6 months challenging difficult new mothers results showed factors related breastfeeding varied time delivery interventions seeking sustain breastfeeding consider new mothers needs barriers different times