TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial and Sociodemographic Contributors to Breastfeeding Intention in First-Time Mothers
AU - for the NuMoM2b study
AU - Baumgartner, Tondy
AU - Bhamidipalli, Surya Sruthi
AU - Guise, David
AU - Daggy, Joanne
AU - Parker, Corette B.
AU - Westermann, Melissa
AU - Parry, Samuel
AU - Grobman, William A.
AU - Mercer, Brian M.
AU - Simhan, Hyagriv N.
AU - Silver, Robert M.
AU - Wapner, Ronald J.
AU - Saade, George R.
AU - Reddy, Uma M.
AU - Haas, David M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2020/8/1
Y1 - 2020/8/1
N2 - Objective: Breastfeeding has multiple benefits for women and babies. Understanding factors contributing to intention to exclusively breastfeed may allow for improving the rates in first-time mothers. The study objective was to examine factors associated with a woman’s intention to breastfeed her first child. Methods: A secondary analysis of the prospective “Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: monitoring mothers-to-be” (nuMoM2b) study of nulliparous women in the U.S. with singleton pregnancies was performed. Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors were analyzed for associations with breastfeeding intention. Results: For the 6443 women with complete information about breastfeeding intention and all factors under consideration, women who intended to breastfeed (either exclusively or any breastfeeding) were more likely to be older, not black, have reached a higher level of education, have higher incomes, have a lower body mass index (BMI), and be nonsmokers. Reporting a planned pregnancy and several psychosocial measures were also associated with intention to breastfeed. In the multivariable analysis for exclusive breastfeeding, in addition to age, BMI, race, income, education, and smoking, of the psychosocial measures assessed, only women with higher hassle intensity ratios on the Pregnancy Experience Scale had lower odds of exclusive breastfeeding intention (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55–0.92). Other psychosocial measures were not associated with either exclusive breastfeeding or any breastfeeding after controlling for demographic characteristics. Conclusions for Practice: Several sociodemographic factors, having a planned pregnancy, and fewer intense pregnancy hassles compared to uplifts are associated with intention to exclusively breastfeed. Identifying these factors may allow providers to identify women for focused, multilevel efforts to enhance breastfeeding rates.
AB - Objective: Breastfeeding has multiple benefits for women and babies. Understanding factors contributing to intention to exclusively breastfeed may allow for improving the rates in first-time mothers. The study objective was to examine factors associated with a woman’s intention to breastfeed her first child. Methods: A secondary analysis of the prospective “Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: monitoring mothers-to-be” (nuMoM2b) study of nulliparous women in the U.S. with singleton pregnancies was performed. Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors were analyzed for associations with breastfeeding intention. Results: For the 6443 women with complete information about breastfeeding intention and all factors under consideration, women who intended to breastfeed (either exclusively or any breastfeeding) were more likely to be older, not black, have reached a higher level of education, have higher incomes, have a lower body mass index (BMI), and be nonsmokers. Reporting a planned pregnancy and several psychosocial measures were also associated with intention to breastfeed. In the multivariable analysis for exclusive breastfeeding, in addition to age, BMI, race, income, education, and smoking, of the psychosocial measures assessed, only women with higher hassle intensity ratios on the Pregnancy Experience Scale had lower odds of exclusive breastfeeding intention (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.55–0.92). Other psychosocial measures were not associated with either exclusive breastfeeding or any breastfeeding after controlling for demographic characteristics. Conclusions for Practice: Several sociodemographic factors, having a planned pregnancy, and fewer intense pregnancy hassles compared to uplifts are associated with intention to exclusively breastfeed. Identifying these factors may allow providers to identify women for focused, multilevel efforts to enhance breastfeeding rates.
KW - Breastfeeding
KW - Breastfeeding intention
KW - Nulliparous women
KW - Pregnancy experience scale
KW - Psychosocial measures
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U2 - 10.1007/s10995-020-02928-0
DO - 10.1007/s10995-020-02928-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 32335805
AN - SCOPUS:85084118305
SN - 1092-7875
VL - 24
SP - 1047
EP - 1056
JO - Maternal and child health journal
JF - Maternal and child health journal
IS - 8
ER -