ArticleThe Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2022
Birth Experiences, Breastfeeding, and the Mother-Child Relationship: Evidence from a Large Sample of Mothers.
Article in The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- Social support as a moderator between birth satisfaction and breastfeeding self-efficacy among polish mothers.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
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- Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence and Maternal-Infant Bonding in Women With Anxiety Symptoms in Pakistan: The Moderating Role of Breastfeeding.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
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- Knowledge of pregnant women living in riverside community about exclusive breastfeeding in the context of Primary Health Care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation into French of the Birth Satisfaction Scale - Revised (BSS-R).Patient related outcome measures · 2025Article
- Satisfaction with perinatal care providers and the childbirth experience: the moderating role of body mass index.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Association of childbirth experience with long-term psychological outcomes: a prospective cohort study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- The role of breastfeeding and formula feeding regarding depressive symptoms and an impaired mother child bonding.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Australian Women's Experiences of Establishing Breastfeeding after Caesarean Birth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of a Saudi Arabian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R).Belitung nursing journal · 2024Article
- [Violated birth integrity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: experiences of women with maternity care].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2023Article
- Traumatic Birth Experience and Breastfeeding Ineffectiveness - a Literature Review.Materia socio-medica · 2023Article
- Quality of health care around the time of childbirth during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the IMAgiNE EURO study in Norway and trends over time.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is a priority for public health professionals to improve global breastfeeding rates, which have remained low in Western countries for more than a decade. Few researchers have addressed how maternal perceptions of birth experiences affect infant feeding methods. Furthermore, mixed results have been shown in research regarding breastfeeding and mother-child bonding, and many studies are limited by small sample sizes, representing a need for further investigation. PURPOSE: We aimed to examine the relationship between subjective birth experiences and breastfeeding outcomes, and explored whether breastfeeding affected mother-infant bonding.
methods3,080 mothers up to three years postpartum completed a cross - sectional survey.
resultsMothers who had more positive birth experiences were more likely to report breastfeeding their babies. Moreover, mothers who perceived their birth as more positive were more likely to breastfeed their child for a longer period (over 9 months) than those who had more negative experiences. In line with recent research, breastfeeding behaviours were not associated with reported mother-infant bonding.
conclusionsMothers who reported better birth experiences were most likely to breastfeed, and breastfeed for longer. We find no evidence to suggest that feeding methods are associated with bonding outcomes.
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