ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2013
Breastfeeding behavior among adolescents: initiation, duration, and exclusivity.
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- [Effectiveness of an intervention to improve breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes among adolescents].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2018Trial
- Factors associated with the maintenance of breastfeeding for 6, 12, and 24 months in adolescent mothers.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Stop Auditing Mothers and Start Auditing Systems.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Evaluating Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Adolescents Attending a Co-Designed Breastfeeding Program: A Prospective Pilot Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- A Health Behavior and Lifestyle Intervention Pilot Trial for Childbearing Adolescents.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Role of proper postnatal care in continued exclusive breastfeeding among young Indonesian mothers.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
- Understanding the socio-demographic and programmatic factors associated with adolescent motherhood and its association with child undernutrition in Bangladesh.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Teenage parents and their children-position paper of the European academy of paediatrics and the European confederation of primary care paediatricians.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices among Adolescent Mothers and Associated Factors in India.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Intimate partner violence and exclusive breastfeeding of infants: analysis of the 2013 Nigeria demographic and health survey.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- What predicts the knowledge of breastfeeding practices among late adolescent girls? evidence from a cross-sectional analysis.PloS one · 2021Article
- Barriers and facilitators to breastfeeding during the immediate and one month postpartum periods, among Mexican women: a mixed methods approach.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Article
- Maternal Body Mass Index and Breastfeeding Non-Initiation and Cessation: A Quantitative Review of the Literature.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Time trends and determinants of breastfeeding practices among adolescents and young women in Nigeria, 2003-2018.BMJ global health · 2020Article
- Intimate partner violence and subsequent premature termination of exclusive breastfeeding: A cohort study.PloS one · 2019Article
- Effect of breastfeeding on postpartum depressive symptoms among adolescent and young adult mothers.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2018Article
- Trends and factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Namibia: analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys 2000-2013.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Prepregnancy Depression and Breastfeeding Duration: A Look at Maternal Age.Journal of pregnancy · 2018Article
- Breastfeeding in Infancy Is Associated with Body Mass Index in Adolescence: A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing American Indians/Alaska Natives and Non-Hispanic Whites.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2017Article
- Past and recent abuse is associated with early cessation of breast feeding: results from a large prospective cohort in Norway.BMJ open · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeDespite a substantial amount of evidence on breastfeeding among non-adolescent mothers, research and strategies uniquely designed to target adolescent mothers are critical because their rates of breastfeeding are disproportionately low and their transition to parenthood is often unlike that of older mothers. Literature to date, however, offers limited evidence for designing effective interventions. Therefore, we aimed to fill this gap in the literature by examining breastfeeding behaviors among a cohort of female adolescents as they transition to parenthood.
methodsData were derived from a longitudinal cohort of pregnant adolescent females (ages 14-21 years) and their male partners, observed from pregnancy through 6 months postpartum. Means and frequencies were used to describe breastfeeding experiences, breastfeeding behaviors, and sociodemographic characteristics. We used multivariate logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models to identify factors independently associated with breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding, and breastfeeding duration.
resultsApproximately 71% initiated breastfeeding. Intending to breastfeed, having had complications in labor and delivery, and lower social support were associated with greater odds of breastfeeding initiation. Of the adolescent mothers who initiated breastfeeding, 84% had stopped by 6 months postpartum; among those, average breastfeeding duration was 5 weeks. Participants who exclusively breastfed had longer breastfeeding duration, and participants who had experienced intimate partner violence had shorter breastfeeding duration. Obese women and women who had more difficulty breastfeeding had lower odds of exclusive breastfeeding.
conclusionsEnhanced clinical support and the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding should be considered when designing interventions to improve breastfeeding rates among adolescent mothers.
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