Improving breastfeeding among adolescent mothers: a prospective cohort
Palavras-chave:
Breast feeding, Prenatal care, Prenatal education, Pregnancy in adolescence, Postpartum period, Antenatal parenthood education, Breastfeeding, Teen pregnancyResumo
BACKGROUND: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first six months, and mother’s age impact early weaning. Educational support and relevant information can increase breastfeeding rates.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether antenatal education enhances the maintenance, intention, and confidence in breastfeeding among adolescents.
DESIGN AND SETTING: A prospective cohort study involving primiparous adolescents who gave birth at the Woman’s Hospital (CAISM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil.
METHODS: Adolescent mothers were categorized into two groups based on the location of prenatal care: those at the Woman’s Hospital (WH) who received antenatal education, and at the Primary Care (PC) who did not receive antenatal education. All adolescents received breastfeeding orientation during their postpartum hospital stay. The groups were compared using the Student’s t-test, Mann–Whitney U test, and chi-squared test. Log-binomial models were used to compare the groups at different time intervals.
RESULTS: The study included 132 adolescents: 59 in the WH group and 73 in the PC group. Six months postpartum, adolescents in the WH group demonstrated higher engagement in breastfeeding (P < 0.005) and exclusive breastfeeding (P = 0.04) than PC group. PC group showed greater lack of confidence in breastfeeding (P = 0.02) and felt less prepared (P = 0.01). Notably, all WH adolescents reported a stronger desire to breastfeed after antenatal education.
CONCLUSION: Antenatal education significantly improves the maintenance, intention, and confidence of breastfeeding among adolescents. This education approach can be implemented across all healthcare levels and should be made accessible to all women throughout the pregnancy and postpartum period.
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This work was presented as an oral presentation during the International
Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) XXII FIGO World Congress 2018 at RioCentro, Brazil, from October 14 to 19, 2018; and at the XXIV Congresso Paulista de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia 2019, held on August 22–24, at Transamerica Expo Center, São Paulo (SP).
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