ArticleFertility and sterility2016
Differences in infant feeding practices by mode of conception in a United States cohort.
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- Breastfeeding effects on DNA methylation in the offspring: A systematic literature review.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Analyses of child cardiometabolic phenotype following assisted reproductive technologies using a pragmatic trial emulation approach.Nature communications · 2021Trial
- Life after medicalised conception: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study exploring the experiences of pregnancy and transition to parenthood.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Parental Decision-Making Around Introducing Complementary Foods: An Integrative Review.Journal of family nursing · 2023Review
- Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months after assisted and spontaneous conceiving: a prospective study in Northern Italy.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Influential Factors of Breastfeeding after Assisted Reproduction: A Spanish Cohort.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Age at Juice Introduction and Associations with Subsequent Beverage Intake in Early and Middle Childhood.The Journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Breastfeeding following in vitro fertilisation in Switzerland-Does mode of conception affect breastfeeding behaviour?Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Article
- Fertility treatment use and breastfeeding outcomes.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Article
- Maternal experiences with and sources of information on galactagogues to support lactation: a cross-sectional study.International journal of women's health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify associations between fertility treatment use (assisted reproductive technologies, ovulation induction, and artificial insemination) and subsequent infant feeding practices.
designThe Upstate KIDS population-based cohort enrolled mothers who delivered live births in New York (2008-2010), sampling on fertility treatment and plurality.
settingNot applicable. PATIENT(S): Data regarding singletons and one randomly selected infant between twins were used. INTERVENTION(S): Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Mothers reported breast feeding and formula feeding practices at 4, 8, and 12 months postpartum. Modified Poisson regression was used to compare risks for feeding practices by mode of conception. Marginal structural models were used to estimate the controlled direct effects of fertility treatment on feeding, independent of preterm birth. RESULT(S): Among 4,591 mothers, 1,361 (30%) conceived with the use of fertility treatments. Mothers who used fertility treatments were less likely to breast feed to 12 months after birth and were more likely to provide formula, solids, and juice by 4 months than mothers who did not conceive with treatments. Fertility treatment remained associated with breast feeding cessation and formula feeding in mediation analyses, suggesting that preterm birth does not fully explain these associations. CONCLUSION(S): Women who conceived with the use of fertility treatments were less likely to breast feed later in infancy and were more likely to provide formula, solids, and juice earlier in infancy. Our analyses accounted for confounding and preterm birth, but other contributing factors may include difficulties feeding twins or workplace breast feeding accommodations.
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