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Journal Article
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration: A Retrospective Cohort Study
2024
Overview
Several studies support the health benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and the newborn. However, a significant number of mothers discontinue breastfeeding within the first six months of childbirth, with several factors influencing breastfeeding adherence. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevention of mother-to-newborn infection transmission, breastfeeding patterns and duration, and the incidence of other infections during the first year of life.
Data from a sample of 39 mothers who gave birth at the Hospital Pedro Hispano in Porto, Portugual, between March 2020 and November 2021 were collected and a telephone questionnaire was administered. Statistical analysis was conducted using R software, v. 4.2.1 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria).
In terms of the impact of the COVID-19 norm 18/2020, which went into effect on March 30th, our research found that the type of feeding during hospitalization was significantly influenced by this norm (X
=10.30, p=0.006). We also confirmed that mothers who received home assistance breastfed for an extra 4.5 months (95% CI: 1-7.5) compared with mothers who did not receive such assistance. Regarding the effect of COVID-19 and breastfeeding on newborn health, our study found that if the total duration of breastfeeding is less than six months, an infection is approximately five times more likely (95% CI = 1.06- 29.56).
Overall, the findings of this study indicate that the efforts implemented at Hospital Pedro Hispano to limit the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had some effect on immediate breastfeeding patterns, but not on the total duration of breastfeeding or newborn health. Nonetheless, more continuous assistance at home would have been beneficial.
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Springer Nature B.V
