Professional paper
INFANTS FEEDING PRACTICE IN FIRST SIX MONTHS ACCORDING TO DELIVERY PRACTICES
Izeta Softić
; Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Center Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nedima Atić
Husref Tahirović
Abstract
Aim. To investigate the infants’ feeding practice in the first six months of life in Tuzla canton according to delivery practices. Methods. The infants were born in Gynaecology-Obstetrics Department in Tuzla in the period May – September 2004, with infant’s birth weight >2500 g and >37 weeks of gestational age. Infants’ feeding practices and type of delivery were collected by questionnaires sent to mothers in 13 communities of Tuzla canton. Overall 493 questionnaires were analyzed. Results. One fifth of pregnancies were terminated by caesarean section. Delivery by caesarean section was found in 18.4% mothers of breastfed infants and in 22.4% mothers of infants fed by formula (2=0.79, df=1, P=0.37). Conclusion. Type of delivery had an impact on breastfeeding success. The study confirms that mothers with caesarean section are at greater risk for breastfeeding failure and thus should be targeted for additional attention and support.
Keywords
feeding practice; infant; delivery practice; Tuzla Canton
Hrčak ID:
23515
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Publication date:
1.12.2007.
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