Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

Catherine R. Chamberlain; Alyce N. Wilson; Lisa H. Amir; Kerin O'Dea; Sandra Campbell; Dympna Leonard; Rebecca Ritte; Mary Mulcahy; Sandra Eades; Rory Wolfe

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Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

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Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

Catherine R. Chamberlain, Alyce N. Wilson, Lisa H. Amir, Kerin O'Dea, Sandra Campbell, Dympna Leonard, Rebecca Ritte, Mary Mulcahy, Sandra Eades and Rory Wolfe

Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Vol.41(2), pp.144-150

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12629

PMID: 28110518

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Objectives: To investigate rates of any' and predominant' breastfeeding in hospital among Indigenous and non-Indigenous women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Methods: A retrospective study of singleton infants born from July 2007 to December 2010 at Cairns Hospital, Australia, following GDM pregnancy, using linked hospital and birth data (n=617 infants), with a subsample of medical record reviews (n=365 infants). Aggregate data were used to compare to breastfeeding rates among infants born following non-GDM pregnancy (n=7,894 infants). Results: More than 90% of all women reported any breastfeeding before hospital discharge. About 80% of women without GDM reported predominant breastfeeding. Despite significant increases over time (p<0.0001), women with GDM were less likely to predominantly breastfeed (OR 0.32, 95%CI 0.27-0.38, p<0.0001); with lower rates among Indigenous women (53%) compared with non-Indigenous (60%) women (OR 0.78, 0.70-0.88, p<0.0001); and women having a caesarean birth or pre-term infant. Conclusions: Rates of predominant in-hospital breastfeeding were lower among women with GDM, particularly among Indigenous women and women having a caesarean or pre-term birth. Implications: Strategies are needed to support predominant in-hospital breastfeeding among women with GDM.

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Title: Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia
Authors/Creators: Catherine R. Chamberlain - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Alyce N. Wilson - The University of Melbourne
Lisa H. Amir - La Trobe University
Kerin O'Dea - University of South Australia
Sandra Campbell - James Cook University
Dympna Leonard - James Cook University
Rebecca Ritte - The University of Melbourne
Mary Mulcahy - Cairns Hospital
Sandra Eades - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Rory Wolfe - Monash University
Publication Details: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, Vol.41(2), pp.144-150
Publisher: Wiley
Number of pages: 7
Grant note: 631947; 1071889; 1092732 / NHMRC; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia 1088813 / National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC); National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia Cairns Diabetes Centre
Identifiers: 991005569338507891
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.72 Obstetrics & Gynecology; 1.72.891 Breastfeeding
Web Of Science research areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
ESI research areas: Social Sciences, general