Abstract
Background:Mothers having difficulty breastfeeding their infants may use alternative supportive feeding methods. Although a supplemental feeding tube device is commonly used, efficacy for supporting sustained breastfeeding remains unknown.Purpose:To describe supplemental feeding tube device use by breastfeeding mothers as an alternative feeding method through exploration of associations between supplemental feeding tube device use and continued breastfeeding at 4 weeks of infant's age.Method:Forty mothers participated. They were interviewed during the birth hospitalization and at 4 weeks postpartum. Questions addressed use of supplemental feeding tube devices, breastfeeding issues, and continued breastfeeding relationships. We examined the relationship between LATCH scores at 2 to 3 days of life.Results:Breastfeeding mothers who chose to supplement with bottle-feeding instead of use of a supplemental feeding tube device were 30% less likely to continue breastfeeding at a medium/high/exclusive level.Conclusion:Use of the supplemental feeding tube device may help avoid the potentially detrimental effect of bottle-feeding on continued breastfeeding.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 334-340 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2023 |
Keywords
- Baby-friendly hospital initiative
- Bottle-feeding
- Breast feeding
- Breastfeeding exclusive
- Exclusive breastfeeding
- Human milk
- Lactation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Maternity and Midwifery
- Pharmacology (nursing)