The association of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with breastfeeding initiation

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  • Thawra Naisa Tishreen University
  • safa salman جامعة تشرين
  • Khunav Mohammad Tishreen University

Abstract

Objective: evaluate incidence of breastfeeding initiation according to maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) in the first 48 hours postpartum.

Patients and methods: A prospective cohort study included 101 pregnant women with a single live pregnancy. The BMI pre-pregnancy was calculated and divided ​​into 4 groups. Log-binomial regression analyses were performed to assess relative risk (RR) of non-initiation of breastfeeding between maternal BMI categories after exclusion of variables with a mediating effect. The duration of the research was one year, from February 2020 to February 2021.

Results: Breastfeeding was initiated among 81.2% of the research sample. 83.6% of normal weight women started breastfeeding compared to 64.7% of obese women (RRunadj 3.4 95% CI [1.7-5.9]). The obese group remained less likely to initiate breastfeeding even after adjusting for prenatal, perinatal and neonatal factors (RRadj 2.3 95% CI [1.2-3.1]).

Conclusion: obese women are twice less likely than normal weight women to initiate
breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period.

Author Biographies

Thawra Naisa, Tishreen University

Professor- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine

safa salman , جامعة تشرين

Professor- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine

Khunav Mohammad, Tishreen University

Postgraduate Student- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine

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2021-09-16

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نعيسة ث, سلمان ص, محمد خ. The association of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with breastfeeding initiation. Tuj-hlth [Internet]. 2021Sep.16 [cited 2024Apr.24];43(4). Available from: https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/hlthscnc/article/view/10892

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Vol. 43 No. 4 (2021): Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Health Sciences Series

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