ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2014
Frequencies and demographic determinants of breastfeeding and DHA supplementation in a nationwide sample of mothers in Germany.
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- Breastfeeding Promotion in Maternity Wards From a Socioeconomic View.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Dietary supplement use among lactating mothers following different dietary patterns - an online survey.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2024Article
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- Breastfeeding trends in healthy infants since 1990-results of the DONALD study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Article
- Breastfeeding monitoring in Germany - What contribution can the data from KiGGS provide?Journal of health monitoring · 2016Article
- Age and time trends in the diet of young children: results of the DONALD study.European journal of nutrition · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeGerman guidelines recommend breast milk as ideal for infant's nutrition, supporting exclusive breastfeeding for at least 4 months. Moreover, in mothers with insufficient fish intake, DHA status may be improved by supplementation during pregnancy and lactation. However, little is known on current rates of breastfeeding and DHA supplementation in Germany. The objective of this study was to analyse frequencies and demographic determinants of breastfeeding and DHA supplementation in Germany.
methodsData derived from a nationwide consumer survey of 986 mothers with children between 5 and 36 months of age in Germany.
results78.3% reported that they ever breastfed their children, and 55.6% of the mothers exclusively breastfed for at least 4 months. Mothers who did not breastfeed were less likely to be informed by their paediatrician or midwife and were more often not informed at all; 27.8% of mothers used DHA supplements during pregnancy, 16.8% postnatal. DHA supplementation was more common in women with a high versus a low fish intake. The social status was the major determinant of breastfeeding initiation and exclusivity and also DHA supplementation.
conclusionBreastfeeding initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding in Germany need to be improved. Professional counselling and support, with a focus on mothers from lower social classes, appears necessary to increase current rates of breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusiveness, but also to ensure a sufficient supply with DHA in pregnant and lactating women, particularly in women with low fish consumption.
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