The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes

Aim: To determine the effect of mothers receiving health promotion material and education antenatally and/or postnatally on breastfeeding outcomes in Perth, Western Australia. Methods: A 12-month longitudinal study was conducted in two public maternity hospitals in Perth, Western Australia, between...

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Main Authors: Pannu, Poonam, Giglia, Roslyn, Binns, Colin, Scott, J., Oddy, W.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42268
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author Pannu, Poonam
Giglia, Roslyn
Binns, Colin
Scott, J.
Oddy, W.
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Giglia, Roslyn
Binns, Colin
Scott, J.
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description Aim: To determine the effect of mothers receiving health promotion material and education antenatally and/or postnatally on breastfeeding outcomes in Perth, Western Australia. Methods: A 12-month longitudinal study was conducted in two public maternity hospitals in Perth, Western Australia, between 2002 and 2003. Data were collected on a consecutive sample 587 mothers. Results: The results showed that mothers who received an individual consultationor were involved in a discussion on breastfeeding antenatally with hospital staff were approximately 55% less likely to cease fully breastfeeding (HR 0.44; 95% CI 0.24–0.88) before 6 months, and 50% less likely to cease any breastfeeding before 12 months postnatally (HR 0.51; 95% CI 0.28–0.92). In the postnatal period, mothers who received instruction on positioning and attachment of the infant to the breast while in hospital were approximately 30% less likely to cease fully breastfeeding before 6 months (HR 0.66;95% CI 0.45–0.99).
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-422682017-09-13T16:00:28Z The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes Pannu, Poonam Giglia, Roslyn Binns, Colin Scott, J. Oddy, W. Breastfeeding Postnatally Antenatally Health promotion Aim: To determine the effect of mothers receiving health promotion material and education antenatally and/or postnatally on breastfeeding outcomes in Perth, Western Australia. Methods: A 12-month longitudinal study was conducted in two public maternity hospitals in Perth, Western Australia, between 2002 and 2003. Data were collected on a consecutive sample 587 mothers. Results: The results showed that mothers who received an individual consultationor were involved in a discussion on breastfeeding antenatally with hospital staff were approximately 55% less likely to cease fully breastfeeding (HR 0.44; 95% CI 0.24–0.88) before 6 months, and 50% less likely to cease any breastfeeding before 12 months postnatally (HR 0.51; 95% CI 0.28–0.92). In the postnatal period, mothers who received instruction on positioning and attachment of the infant to the breast while in hospital were approximately 30% less likely to cease fully breastfeeding before 6 months (HR 0.66;95% CI 0.45–0.99). 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42268 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02105.x Wiley-Blackwell restricted
spellingShingle Breastfeeding
Postnatally
Antenatally
Health promotion
Pannu, Poonam
Giglia, Roslyn
Binns, Colin
Scott, J.
Oddy, W.
The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
title The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
title_full The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
title_fullStr The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
title_short The effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
title_sort effectiveness of health promotion materials and activities on breastfeeding outcomes
topic Breastfeeding
Postnatally
Antenatally
Health promotion
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42268