Prelacteal feeds are negatively associated with breast-feeding outcomes in Honduras.

Type Journal Article - The Journal of nutrition
Title Prelacteal feeds are negatively associated with breast-feeding outcomes in Honduras.
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Volume 126
Issue 11
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1996
Page numbers 2765-2773
URL http://jn.nutrition.org/content/126/11/2765.full.pdf
Abstract
The 1991/92 Epidemiology and Family Health Survey (ENESF) from Honduras was examined for associations between prelacteal feeds and breast-feeding outcomes. The ENESF is a self-weighted nationally representative survey that included 2380 women with children under the age of two. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between prelacteal feeds and breast-feeding practices among 0- to 6-mo-old infants (n = 714), and to identify factors associated with milk-based prelacteal feeds. Providing milk-based prelacteal feeds was negatively associated with both exclusive (odds ratio = 0.18) and any breast-feeding (0.21). Prelacteal water was negatively associated with exclusive breast-feeding (0.19). Both water- and milk-based prelacteal feeds were associated with a delayed milk arrival and a delay in the time at which the child was offered the breast for the first time. Our findings suggest that prelacteal feeds have an adverse effect on breast-feeding outcomes.

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