Factors that influence mothers’ decision to breastfeed

Authors

  • Marija Čatipović Specialist pediatric dispensary Marija Čatipović, Bjeovar, Croatia
  • Zrinka Puharić Veleučilište u Bjelovaru; Fakultet za dentalnu medicinu i zdravstvo Osijek, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku
  • Goranka Rafaj Veleučilište u Bjelovaru
  • Valentina Kauzlarić Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, KB Merkur, Zagreb
  • Matija Košć Medicinski fakultet u Rijeci

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.972

Keywords:

breast feeding, mothers, surveys and questionnaires, vocational education, female, pregnancy, milk, human, tobacco products, self-help groups

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the research was to analyze factors that are significantly related to the duration of exclusive breastfeeding and total breastfeeding of mothers from Croatia.

Method: The study is cross-sectional, done in the period from December 1st, 2023. until May 1st, 2024. The data about breastfeeding factors was collected from 361 mothers via an online questionnaire.

Results: The duration of exclusive breastfeeding statistically significantly correlates with cesarean section, giving a pacifier or a bottle in the first month of the child's life (r = - 0.41), mother's age, the mother's vocational training, the decision to breastfeed being made before pregnancy, the support for breastfeeding in a public place (r = 0.22), previous breastfeeding experience (r = 0.21), the first breastfeeding being done within an hour, rooming, participating in the work of breastfeeding support groups, not providing substitutes for breast milk in the maternity ward (r = 0.29). The total duration of breastfeeding is statistically significantly correlated with the use of tobacco products during pregnancy (r = - 0.45), cesarean delivery, giving a pacifier or bottle in the first month of the child's life (r = - 0.35), not providing substitutes for breast milk in the maternity hospital (r = 0.26), skin-to-skin contact after birth, mothers' participation in breastfeeding support groups (r = 0.27), attending pregnancy courses (both parents), rooming, first breastfeeding being done within an hour (r = 0.21), previous breastfeeding experience, support for breastfeeding in a public place (r = 0.20), decision on breastfeeding being made before pregnancy, vocational education (r = 0.20) mother's age (r = 0.21), and exclusive breastfeeding (r = 0.67).

Conclusion: The quality of healthcare workers' help to mothers before, during and after childbirth, significantly affects the success of breastfeeding.

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2024-12-24

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Čatipović, M., Puharić, Z., Rafaj, G., Kauzlarić, V., & Košć, M. (2024). Factors that influence mothers’ decision to breastfeed. Paediatria Croatica, 68(4), 171-187. https://doi.org/10.13112/pc.972

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