Reasons for Delayed Breastfeeding Initiation among Newly Delivered Women in Two First-Category Hospitals in Yaoundé, Cameroon

• 作者: Andreas Chiabi Danny Stève Fodoung Wamba Dany Hermann Ngwanou Evelyn Mungyeh Mah Félicitée Nguefack Georges Pius Kamsu Moyo Guy Wafeu Louise Ejake
• 来源期刊: 儿科学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: CHILDBIRTH BREASTFEEDING Delay REASONS Yaoundé
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 474-485
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: H31

摘要

<strong>Introduction:</strong><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Exclusive breastfeeding is fundamental for the good health and development of the mother and the child. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), breastfeeding after childbirth should be initiated within 30 minutes. For a number of reasons, WHO recommendations on guiding principles for infants and young children feeding are often not followed. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To determine the reasons for the delayed initiation of breastfeeding in newly delivered women. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Means and Method:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> We carried out a mixed cross-sectional study over a period of six months from December 1</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">st</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 2018 to May 31</span>^{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">st</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 2019, at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital. We included all mothers with full-term or premature babies weighing ≥ 2000 grams and those whom initiated breastfeeding more than one hour after delivery. The mother’s reasons for delaying breastfeeding initiation were recorded using a dictaphone and data were accurately extracted for analysis. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> We interviewed 153 mothers. Their mean age was 27.9 ± 6.2 years. The main reasons for delaying breastfeeding initiation were caesarean delivery (22%), the belief in “spoiled milk” (21%), lack of knowledge about the time to initiate breastfeeding (21%), baby asleep (18%), and lack of instruction given to the mother by the health staff (2%). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Delayed breastfeeding was common in our context. Improving the quality of breastfe