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Observational studyJournal of paediatrics and child health2024

Factors associated with breastfeeding rates at 1 month of age: Focusing on newborn feeding behaviours in a Japanese maternity hospital.

Aya Tomita, Emi Tahara-Sasagawa, Kaori Yonezawa, Yuriko Usui, Megumi Haruna

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Aya TomitaDivision of Health Sciences and Nursing, Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5749-4273
Emi Tahara-SasagawaDivision of Health Sciences and Nursing, Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kaori YonezawaDivision of Health Sciences and Nursing, Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8160-3721
Yuriko UsuiDivision of Health Sciences and Nursing, Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6224-5391
Megumi HarunaDivision of Health Sciences and Nursing, Department of Midwifery and Women's Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

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Japan Academy of Midwifery
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study investigated the relationship between newborn feeding behaviour and feeding type among month-old babies and explored maternal and neonatal factors associated with breastfeeding rates at 1 month of age.

methodsThis observational study was conducted in Japan with healthy mothers and full-term newborns. Newborn feeding behaviours were assessed using the Japanese Infant Breastfeeding Assessment Tool (IBFAT) within approximately 1 day of birth. Obstetric and newborn characteristics, including newborn feeding behaviours, were investigated in relation feeding type (breast milk or mixed milk) at 1 month of age.

resultsThis study included 176 mother-newborn pairs. IBFAT scores were significantly higher in the breast-milk group (Median (M) = 10.5, Interquartile Ranges (IQR): 9.0-11.0) than in the mixed-milk group (M = 10.0, IQR: 7.5-11.0) (P = 0.046). Additionally, the sucking pattern of breastfeeding was showing a greater distribution of higher scores in the breast-milk group (M = 2.0, IQR: 2.0-2.5) than in the mixed-milk group (M = 2.0, IQR: 1.5-2.5) (P = 0.015). Compared to mothers who received epidural analgesia or synthetic oxytocin, primiparas who did not receive them were more likely to breastfeed (epidural analgesia: (33.3% vs. 65.8%, P = 0.004); synthetic oxytocin: (42.0% vs. 78.6%, P = 0.018)). For multiparas, Apgar and IBFAT scores were associated with feeding type at 1 month of age.

conclusionsThis study found that newborns' effective and sustained sucking within 1 day of birth is an important factor for breastfeeding at 1 month of age. When assessing feeding type, maternal factors such as epidural analgesia should be the focus for primiparas, while neonatal factors such as feeding behaviour should be prioritised for multiparas.

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Breast FeedingHospitals, MaternityAdultEast Asian PeopleFeeding BehaviorFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornJapanbreastfeedingbreastfeeding statusInfant Breastfeeding Assessment Toolnewborn feeding behaviours

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PMID39400378
PMCPMC11616249

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