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SynthesisTopics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation2025

Breastfeeding After Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Associated Complications.

Andrei Krassioukov, Amanda H X Lee, Stacy Elliott, Teri Thorson, Nathan Agon-Chen, Gavin Naicker, Matthew Querée, Janice Eng, SCIRE Team

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Andrei KrassioukovInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Amanda H X LeeMD Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Stacy ElliottInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Teri ThorsonSpinal Cord Injury British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Nathan Agon-ChenDivision of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Gavin NaickerMD Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Matthew QueréeG.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Janice EngInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
SCIRE Team

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Breastfeeding can be a vital component for maternal and infant health, but successful breastfeeding may be especially difficult for mothers with spinal cord injury (SCI). No reliable research on prevalence or complications associated with breastfeeding for mothers with SCI currently exists. Methods: Our systematic review aimed to answer the following: (1) What are the breastfeeding rates in women after SCI? (2) What are the rates and nature of postpartum complications reported by women with SCI in conjunction with breastfeeding? Results: Ten studies were included; the reported rates at which women with SCI were able to breastfeed varied widely, ranging from 11% to 100%. Generally speaking, women with higher-level SCI (above T6) were less likely to breastfeed and would breastfeed less frequently than women with lower-level SCI and less frequently than women without SCI. Complications reported included problems with the let-down reflex, autonomic dysreflexia, and a higher incidence of postpartum depression in women with SCI. Conclusion: More research on mothers with SCI is needed, especially matched-control research comparing mothers with and without SCI on successful breastfeeding and associated complications.

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Breast FeedingSpinal Cord InjuriesFemaleHumansPrevalenceautonomic dysreflexiabreastfeedingcomplicationsmotherspostpartum depressionprevalencespinal cord injury

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PMID40008161
PMCPMC11848132

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