Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Volume 19, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1027-1034

Modeling the Influence of Early Skin-to-Skin Contact on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Hispanic Immigrant Women (Article)

Linares A.M.* , Wambach K. , Rayens M.K. , Wiggins A. , Coleman E. , Dignan M.B.
  • a College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 315 College of Nursing Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, United States, Faculty of Health Science, Universidad de Tarapaca, Arica, Chile
  • b School of Nursing, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KUMC, Wichita, KS, United States
  • c College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 315 College of Nursing Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, United States, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
  • d College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, 315 College of Nursing Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0230, United States
  • e Polk Dalton Clinic, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
  • f Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States, Prevention Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States

Abstract

Using data from a longitudinal study of breastfeeding in Hispanics, this study evaluated the influence of early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) on initiation and sustained exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at 1 month postpartum. Two-thirds of the women in the sample participated in early SSC. At discharge, over half of the women were EBF; this proportion decreased to one-third at 1 month postpartum. Controlling for demographic and clinical variables in the model, participation in early SSC was associated with a greater than sevenfold increase in the odds of EBF at discharge (p = .005) but was not predictive of EBF at 1 month post-discharge (p = .7). Younger maternal age and increased prenatal infant feeding intention were associated with an increased likelihood of EBF across both timepoints. Promoting early SSC may help with initiation of EBF, while further breastfeeding support may be needed to maintain EBF following discharge for this vulnerable population. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

immigrants Kentucky Skin-to-skin contact exclusive breastfeeding Hispanics

Index Keywords

longitudinal study Maternal Age Longitudinal Studies human epidemiology Kentucky statistics and numerical data ethnology Hispanic Americans Breast Feeding Humans migrant psychology Hispanic Emigrants and Immigrants Kangaroo-Mother Care Method female Socioeconomic Factors kangaroo care Behavior socioeconomics Intention adult
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84960364194&doi=10.1007%2fs10903-016-0380-8&partnerID=40&md5=f8f27d798add278be2072649f2e346fb
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-016-0380-8
ISSN: 15571912
Original Language: English