RT Journal Article
T1 Breastfeeding avoidance following psychological intimate partner violence during pregnancy: a cohort study and multivariate analysis
A1 Martín-de-las-Heras, Stella
A1 Velasco, C.
A1 Luna-del-Castillo, Juan de Dios
A1 Khan, Khalid Saeed
K1 Vilencia de género
K1 Madres - Aspectos psicológicos
AB Objective To evaluate if the experience of psychological intimate partner violence (IPV) adversely affects breastfeeding rates. Design A cohort study. Setting Maternities in 15 public hospitals, drawn using cluster sampling of obstetric services in Andalusia, Spain. Population A total of 779 consecutive mothers receiving antenatal care including ultrasound and giving birth during February–June 2010. Methods Trained midwives gathered IPV data using the Index of Spouse Abuse validated in the Spanish language (score ranges: 0–100, higher scores reflect more severe IPV; cut‐off: psychological IPV = 25). Sociodemographic data including lack of kin support, and obstetric and neonatal outcomes were collected. Multivariate logistic regression estimated adjusted odds ratios (aOR), with 95% confidence intervals (CI), of the relationship between psychological IPV and breastfeeding, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric complications. Main outcome measure Breastfeeding avoidance defined as lack of breastfeeding or pumping of breast milk to feed the new baby in the immediate post‐partum period. Results Response rate was 92.2%. A total of 70% (n = 545) of women initiated breastfeeding. Psychological IPV, reported by 21.0% (n = 151), increased the odds of breastfeeding avoidance (aOR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.2–3.3) adjusting for the presence of obstetric complications (aOR = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.0–2.4). Conclusions Mothers with psychological IPV avoid breastfeeding. Clinicians should be aware of the risks to infant arising from this deficiency due to IPV in pregnancy.
PB Wiley
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33227
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33227
LA eng
NO Martin-de-las-Heras S, Velasco C, Luna-del-Castillo JD, Khan KS. Breastfeeding avoidance following psychological intimate partnerviolence during pregnancy: a cohort study and multivariate analysis. BJOG 2019;126:778–783
NO The Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness ofSpain (National Project I+D+I: FEM2016-79049-R)
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
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