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The influence of personal and contextual factors on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among first-time mothers

Note: / The significant health benefits of breastfeeding are extensively documented, and it is now recommended to breastfeed exclusively (Le., feed infants nothing but breastmilk) for the first 6 months of life. Guided by the Interactional Model (Loiselle, 2001), this prospective correlational study explored the predictive and interactive influence of potentially modifiable personal (Le., breastfeeding self-efficacy, maternal infant feeding beliefs, perceived infant satisfaction with breastfeeding) and contextual factors (i.e., paternal infant feeding beliefs, breastfeeding informational support, general postpartum support) on breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among a convenience sample of 189 primiparous breastfeeding mothers. Personal, contextual, and control factors were assessed by self-report questionnaires and/or interviews during postpartum hospitalization, at 6 weeks, and at 4 months postpartum. Breastfeeding outcomes were assessed via telephone interview at 6 weeks, 4 months, and 6 months postpartum. [...] / Les importants benefices de I' allaitement maternel pour la sante sont tres bien documentes, et on recommande a. l'heure actuelle d'allaiter exclusivement (c.-a.-d. de ne donner que du lait maternel au nourisson) durant les six premiers mois de vie. Guidee par Ie modele interactionnel (Loiselle, 2001), cette etude prospective corelationnelle a examine l'influence predictive et interactive de facteurs potentiellement modifiables personnels (la confiance en l'allaitement, les croyances des meres face a. I'allaitement, la perception de la satisfaction du bebe qui allaite) et contextuels (les croyances des peres face a. l'allaitement, l'information disponible sur l'allaitement, Ie soutien en matiere de post-partum) conditionnant la duree et l'exclusivite de l'allaitement maternel d'un echantillon de convenance de 189 meres primipares allaitantes. Les facteurs personnels, contextuels, et de contr6le ont ete evalues en fonction de questionnaires d'auto-evaluation remplis durant l'hospitalisation, a. 6 semaines et a. 4 mois post-partum.[...]

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.115569
Date January 2005
CreatorsSemenic, Sonia E.
ContributorsLoiselle, Carmen (Supervisor)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageDoctor of Philosophy (School of Nursing.)
RightsAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
Relationalephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library

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