Association between Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index and Breastfeeding Duration in Taiwan : A Population-Based Cohort Study

An association between high pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and early breastfeeding cessation has been previously observed, but studies examining the effect of underweight are still scant and remain inconclusive. This study analyzed data from a nationally representative cohort of 18,312 women (mean age 28.3 years; underweight 20.1%; overweight 8.2%; obesity 1.9%) who delivered singleton live births in 2005 in Taiwan. Comprehensive face-to-face interviews and surveys were completed at 6 and 18 months postpartum. BMI status and breastfeeding duration were calculated from the self-reported data in the questionnaires. In the adjusted ordinal logistic regression model, maternal obesity and underweight had a higher odds of shorter breastfeeding duration compared with normal-weight women. The risk of breastfeeding cessation was significantly higher in underweight women than in normal-weight women after adjustments in the logistic regression model (2 m: aOR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.03-1.2; 4 m: aOR = 1.32, 95% CI = 1.21-1.43; 6 m: aOR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.18-1.42). Our findings indicated that maternal underweight and obesity are associated with earlier breastfeeding cessation in Taiwan. Optimizing maternal BMI during the pre-conception period is essential, and future interventions to promote and support breastfeeding in underweight mothers are necessary to improve maternal and child health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 12(2020), 8 vom: 07. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Chi-Nien [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Hung-Chen [VerfasserIn]
Chou, An-Kuo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breastfeeding
Journal Article
Maternal obesity
Maternal underweight
Population cohort
Pre-pregnancy body mass index

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.03.2021

Date Revised 18.03.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu12082361

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313594015