ArticleInternational journal of women's health2018
Breastfeeding rates and barriers: a report from the state of Qatar.
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- Prenatal breastfeeding knowledge, attitude and intention, and their associations with feeding practices during the first six months of life: a cohort study in Lebanon and Qatar.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Impact of the fear of Covid-19 infection on intent to breastfeed; a cross sectional survey of a perinatal population in Qatar.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding Duration and Its Effective Factors in Kerman Province, Iran.Global pediatric health · 2022Article
- Women's Perceptions and Experiences of Breastfeeding: a scoping review of the literature.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Validation of the Arabic Maternal Breastfeeding Evaluation Scale (MBFES-A) among Lebanese women.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Article
- The effects of mother's education on achieving exclusive breastfeeding in Indonesia.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Validation of the Arabic version of the breastfeeding behavior questionnaire among Lebanese women.International breastfeeding journal · 2020Article
- Factors affecting breast-feeding practice among a sample of Iranian women: a structural equation modeling approach.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- Barriers to exclusive breastfeeding in rural community of central Gujarat, India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the study was to outline breastfeeding barriers faced by women residing in the State of Qatar.
methodsA cross-sectional study through a telephone interview was conducted at Hamad Medical Corporation, the only tertiary care and accredited academic institution in the State of Qatar. Mothers of children born between the period of January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 in the State of Qatar were contacted.
resultsOf the total 840 mothers who were contacted for the telephone survey, 453 mothers agreed to be interviewed (response rate 53.9%), while 364 (43.3%) did not answer the phone, and 21 (2.5%) answered the phone but refused to participate in the study. The overall breastfeeding initiation rate among the mothers was 96.2%, with 3.8% mothers reporting that they had never breastfed their baby. The percentage of mothers who exclusively breastfed their children in the first 6 months was 24.3%. The most common barriers to breastfeeding as perceived by our participants were the following: perception of lack of sufficient breast milk after delivery (44%), formula is easy to use and more available soon after birth (17.8%), mom had to return to work (16.3%), lack of adequate knowledge about breastfeeding (6.5%), and the concept that the infant did not tolerate breast milk (4.9%).
conclusionExclusive breastfeeding barriers as perceived by women residing in the State of Qatar, a wealthy rapidly developing country, do not differ much from those in other nations. What varies are the tremendous medical resources and the easy and comfortable access to health care in our community. We plan to implement a nationwide campaign to establish a prenatal breastfeeding counseling visit for all expecting mothers.
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