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The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women

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  • Pérez-Escamilla, R.
  • Maulén-Radovan, I.
  • Dewey, K.G.

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Objectives. This study examined the impact of cesarean section delivery on the initiation and duration of breast-feeding in the 1987 Mexican Demographic and Health Survey. Methods. The subsample (n = 2517) was restricted to women whose delivery of their last-born children (aged 5 years and younger) was attended by a physician. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between cesarean section and the likelihood of either not initiating breast-feeding or doing so for less than 1 month. Among women who breast-fed for 1 month or more, multivariate survival analysis was used to examine the relationship between cesarean section and breast-feeding duration. Results. Cesarean section was a risk factor for not initiating breast-feeding (odds ratio [OR] = 0.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.50, 0.82) and for breast-feeding for less than 1 month (OR = 0.58, 95% CI = 0.37, 0.91) but was unrelated to breast-feeding duration among women who breast- fed for 1 month or more (OR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.86, 1.11). Conclusions. It is desirable to provide additional breast-feeding support during the early postpartum period to women who deliver via cesarean sections.

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  • Pérez-Escamilla, R. & Maulén-Radovan, I. & Dewey, K.G., 1996. "The association between cesarean delivery and breast-feeding outcomes among Mexican women," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 86(6), pages 832-836.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1996:86:6:832-836_9
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    1. Clive R. Belfield & Inas Rashad Kelly, 2012. "The Benefits of Breast Feeding across the Early Years of Childhood," Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press, vol. 6(3), pages 251-277.

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