The Influence of Smoking on Breast feeding Among Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
The Influence of Smoking on Breast feeding Among Women Who Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
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DOI:
10.1093/ntr/ntw254
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发表时间:
2017-05-01
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4.7
通讯作者:
Levine, Michele D.
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作者:
Joseph, Heather M.;Emery, Rebecca L.;Levine, Michele D.
Introduction: Understanding factors related to breast-feeding intention, initiation, duration, and weaning among women who quit smoking as a result of pregnancy may inform interventions to increase breast-feeding rates among women who smoke.Methods: Women (N = 300) who quit smoking as a result of pregnancy and enrolled in a postpartum relapse prevention trial were interviewed about breast-feeding intention prior to delivery. Breast-feeding initiation, duration, reasons for weaning, and relapse to smoking were assessed at 12-weeks postpartum.Results: The majority of pregnant former smokers intended to breastfeed (68%), and actual rates of breast feeding were higher (74%). Among women who initiated breast feeding, weaning before 2 months was common (41%). For most women (69%), smoking had no effect on breast-feeding decisions. Among the 31% of women who reported that smoking influenced their feeding decisions, 83% indicated that they did not smoke or decreased smoking frequency in order to breastfeed while 17% did not breastfeed or quit breast feeding in order to smoke. Women who decided to forgo breast feeding to smoke were significantly more likely to have a high school education or less (p