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The Effect of Maternal Self-Regulated Motivation on Breastfeeding Continuation.
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal; Feb2022, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p441-448, 8p, 1 Diagram, 3 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Objective: Women frequently report breastfeeding problems in the early postpartum period. Women who have self-endorsed beliefs that breastfeeding benefits their babies and themselves are more likely to continue breastfeeding despite breastfeeding barriers. Maternal self-endorsed beliefs is a key component of maternal self-regulated motivation. The present study examined the association between maternal self-regulated motivation, breastfeeding duration and exclusivity in Chinese women. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study, of which we recruited participants in postnatal maternity units of publicly funded hospitals in Hong Kong. Postpartum women were asked to fill in the validated breastfeeding self-regulation questionnaire (BSRQ) before hospital discharge and their breastfeeding status was assessed by telephone follow-ups at 6 and 12 weeks postpartum. Multiple logistic regression was used to study the relationship between breastfeeding self-regulated motivation and the duration of breastfeeding at follow-up. Results: At 6 and 12 weeks postpartum, women who breastfed exclusively scored significantly higher in self-regulated motivation than those who formula-fed. The self-regulated motivation was associated with higher odds of exclusive breastfeeding at 6 weeks and any breastfeeding at 12 weeks postpartum. Conclusions for Practice: The study found that self-regulated motivation was positively related to breastfeeding duration. Maternal self-regulated motivation toward breastfeeding could be enhanced by the availability of social support and breastfeeding-friendly facilities, resulting in longer breastfeeding duration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCIAL support
CONFIDENCE intervals
ANALYSIS of variance
ATTITUDES of mothers
SELF-management (Psychology)
MOTIVATION (Psychology)
MULTIPLE regression analysis
MOTIVATIONAL interviewing
PREGNANT women
INTERVIEWING
BREASTFEEDING
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
DATA analysis software
ODDS ratio
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10927875
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Maternal & Child Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155063840
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03274-5