TY - JOUR
T1 - Low prevalence of long-term breastfeeding among women with type 2 diabetes
AU - Herskin, Camilla W
AU - Stage, Edna
AU - Barfred, Charlotte
AU - Emmersen, Pernille
AU - Ladefoged Nichum, Vibeke
AU - Damm, Peter
AU - Mathiesen, Elisabeth R
PY - 2016/8/2
Y1 - 2016/8/2
N2 - Objective: To investigate the prevalence of long-term breastfeeding among women with type 2 diabetes compared to women with type 1 diabetes and to identify predictors of long-term breastfeeding for women with pre-gestational diabetes.Methods: In total, 149 women with diabetes were interviewed about long-term breastfeeding, defined as any breastfeeding 4 months postpartum.Results: Ninety-eight percent of the women aimed to breastfeed. At time of discharge, any breastfeeding was frequent for both groups of women (86% versus 93%, p = 0.17). However, 4 months postpartum, the 44 women with type 2 diabetes showed significantly lower prevalence of breastfeeding than the 105 women with type 1 diabetes (34% versus 61%, p < 0.01). Number of feedings in the first 24 h was an independent positive predictor, whereas pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and smoking were independent negative predictors of long-term breastfeeding.Conclusion: The prevalence of long-term breastfeeding among women with type 2 diabetes was considerably lower than in women with type 1 diabetes. Number of feedings in the first 24 h was positive and BMI and smoking were negative predictors of long-term breastfeeding in women with pre-gestational diabetes.
AB - Objective: To investigate the prevalence of long-term breastfeeding among women with type 2 diabetes compared to women with type 1 diabetes and to identify predictors of long-term breastfeeding for women with pre-gestational diabetes.Methods: In total, 149 women with diabetes were interviewed about long-term breastfeeding, defined as any breastfeeding 4 months postpartum.Results: Ninety-eight percent of the women aimed to breastfeed. At time of discharge, any breastfeeding was frequent for both groups of women (86% versus 93%, p = 0.17). However, 4 months postpartum, the 44 women with type 2 diabetes showed significantly lower prevalence of breastfeeding than the 105 women with type 1 diabetes (34% versus 61%, p < 0.01). Number of feedings in the first 24 h was an independent positive predictor, whereas pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and smoking were independent negative predictors of long-term breastfeeding.Conclusion: The prevalence of long-term breastfeeding among women with type 2 diabetes was considerably lower than in women with type 1 diabetes. Number of feedings in the first 24 h was positive and BMI and smoking were negative predictors of long-term breastfeeding in women with pre-gestational diabetes.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.3109/14767058.2015.1092138
DO - 10.3109/14767058.2015.1092138
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26443893
SN - 1476-7058
VL - 29
SP - 2512
EP - 2517
JO - Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
JF - Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
IS - 15
ER -