Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration

Aim: To examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration at 2 wk, 6 mo, and longer. Methods: Design. A 12-mo longitudinal study. Setting. Two public maternity hospitals in the Perth metropolitan area (Western Australia). Subjects. Eligible mothers of healthy newborn infa...

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Main Authors: Giglia, Roslyn, Binns, Colin, Alfonso, Helman
Other Authors: Lagercrantz, H.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18032
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author Giglia, Roslyn
Binns, Colin
Alfonso, Helman
author2 Lagercrantz, H.
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Giglia, Roslyn
Binns, Colin
Alfonso, Helman
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description Aim: To examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration at 2 wk, 6 mo, and longer. Methods: Design. A 12-mo longitudinal study. Setting. Two public maternity hospitals in the Perth metropolitan area (Western Australia). Subjects. Eligible mothers of healthy newborn infants. Interventions. Participants completed a self-administered baseline questionnaire while in hospital or shortly after discharge. All women regardless of their chosen infant feeding method were followed up by telephone interview at 4, 10, 16, 22, 32, 40 and 52 wk postpartum. Main outcome measures. Prevalence of breastfeeding at 2 wk, 2 wk to 6 mo and >6 mo in women who smoked during pregnancy, and breastfeeding duration. Results: Women who smoked during pregnancy had a lower prevalence and shorter duration of breastfeeding than non-smoking mothers (28 vs 11 wk, 95% CI 8.3 13.7). This effect remained even after adjustment for age, education, income, father's smoking status, mother's country of birth, intended duration of breastfeeding >6 mo and birthweight (risk ratio 1.59, 95% CI 1.22 2.08).Conclusion: Women who smoke during pregnancy are at greater risk of not achieving national and international targets for breastfeeding. Encouraging smoking cessation in the antenatal setting is an area for considerable public health gain.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-180322017-09-13T16:10:51Z Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration Giglia, Roslyn Binns, Colin Alfonso, Helman Lagercrantz, H. Breastfeeding duration smoking Aim: To examine the relationship between cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration at 2 wk, 6 mo, and longer. Methods: Design. A 12-mo longitudinal study. Setting. Two public maternity hospitals in the Perth metropolitan area (Western Australia). Subjects. Eligible mothers of healthy newborn infants. Interventions. Participants completed a self-administered baseline questionnaire while in hospital or shortly after discharge. All women regardless of their chosen infant feeding method were followed up by telephone interview at 4, 10, 16, 22, 32, 40 and 52 wk postpartum. Main outcome measures. Prevalence of breastfeeding at 2 wk, 2 wk to 6 mo and >6 mo in women who smoked during pregnancy, and breastfeeding duration. Results: Women who smoked during pregnancy had a lower prevalence and shorter duration of breastfeeding than non-smoking mothers (28 vs 11 wk, 95% CI 8.3 13.7). This effect remained even after adjustment for age, education, income, father's smoking status, mother's country of birth, intended duration of breastfeeding >6 mo and birthweight (risk ratio 1.59, 95% CI 1.22 2.08).Conclusion: Women who smoke during pregnancy are at greater risk of not achieving national and international targets for breastfeeding. Encouraging smoking cessation in the antenatal setting is an area for considerable public health gain. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18032 10.1080/08035250600771474 Blackwell Publishing restricted
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Giglia, Roslyn
Binns, Colin
Alfonso, Helman
Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
title Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
title_full Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
title_fullStr Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
title_full_unstemmed Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
title_short Maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
title_sort maternal cigarette smoking and breastfeeding duration
topic Breastfeeding
duration
smoking
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18032