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Factors Influencing the Duration of Breastfeeding among Polish Women

Julia Tracz
Julia Tracz
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Danuta Gajewska
Danuta Gajewska
   | Jul 29, 2020
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Article Category: Original Research Paper
Published Online: Jul 29, 2020
Page range: 39 - 46
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34763/jmotherandchild.2020241.2006.000007
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Figure 1

Characteristic of women meeting with WHO recommendations about duration of exclusive breastfeeding (Correspondence Analysis)
Characteristic of women meeting with WHO recommendations about duration of exclusive breastfeeding (Correspondence Analysis)

Figure 2

Percentage of women participating in the study who stopped breastfeeding or exclusive breastfeeding before child turned 6 months, by regions of Poland (Pearson's Chi-2 test, differences between groups)
Percentage of women participating in the study who stopped breastfeeding or exclusive breastfeeding before child turned 6 months, by regions of Poland (Pearson's Chi-2 test, differences between groups)

Factors influencing exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding among study group

Variables Exclusive Breastfeeding Breastfeeding
p-Value p-Value
Maternal age 0,0000 0,0000
Mother's education 0,1254 0,0167
Pre-pregnancy BMI 0,0165 0,0660
Place of living 0,0828 0,5505
Voivodeship 0,6532 0,0494
Mode of delivery 0,1636 0,3560
Birth weight 0,1254 0,0282
Due time 0,8917 0,0332

The distribution of breastfeeding time depending on the socio-demographic factors of mothers and the type and time of delivery

Characteristics Breastfeeding mothers (N=1024) Time of breastfeeding p-value
<1 month 1–2 months 3–5 months 6–8 months ≥9 months
Maternal age [%]
18–24 years 227 (22%) 7.9 25.1 20.7 22.9 23.3 .000
25–34 years 466 (46%) 3.4 16.1 21.5 24.7 34.3
35+ years 331 (32%) 2.7 7.9 19.6 25.7 44.1
Education [%]
Primary and secondary 495 (48%) 5.3 19.1 21.4 22.9 31.3 .001
Higher 529 (52%) 3.0 11.6 20.0 26.4 39.0
Place of living [%]
Village 412 (40%) 5.8 17.7 19.4 21.8 35.2 .102
Medium city 304 (30%) 4.3 14.1 19.1 27.0 35.5
Big city 308 (30%) 1.9 13.6 24.0 26.0 34.4
Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)[%]**
Underweight 82 (8%) 4.9 24.4 22.0 17.1 31.7 .210
Healthy weight 693 (70%) 3.8 14.0 20.2 25.3 36.9
Overweight and obesity 169 (17%) 5.3 16.0 23.7 28.40 26.6
Obesity 47 (5%) 6.4 17.0 21.3 19.1 36.2
Mode of delivery [%]
Vaginal Birth 613 (60%) 3.3 13.7 21.2 25.9 35.9 .102
Caesarean section 411 (40%) 5.6 18.0 20.0 22.6 33.8
Due time [%]
Within due time 652 (64%) 4.0 15.0 21.6 25.2 34.2 .301
Premature <37 weeks 101 (10%) 5.9 21.8 21.8 23.8 26.7
After the date 271 (26%) 4.1 14 18.1 23.6 40

Time of exclusive breastfeeding depending on the reasons for cessation of breastfeeding declared by women participating in the study

Reasons for the cessation of exclusive breastfeeding declared by women participating in the study TotalN=733* Exclusive breastfeeding duration (months) p-value**
<1 month 1–2 months 3–5 months 6–8 months ≥9 months
Insufficient milk supply 300 (41%) 25.3 29.6 32.6 11.7 0.9 <0.001
Difficulties in breastfeeding 101 (14%) 31.7 25.8 33.6 8.9 0.0 <0.001
Breastfeeding cessation because of child age 153 (21%) 0.0 5.3 44.4 35.3 15 <0.001
Feeding with modified milk was more convenient 90 (12%) 22.2 22.2 32.3 20.0 3.3 0.590
Other reasons 89 (12%) 14.6 15.8 43.9 19.0 6.7 0.615
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