PMID- 32284077
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20201104
LR  - 20201104
IS  - 1475-2662 (Electronic)
IS  - 0007-1145 (Linking)
VI  - 124
IP  - 4
DP  - 2020 Aug 28
TI  - A detailed exploration of early infant milk feeding in a prospective birth cohort 
      study in Ireland: combination feeding of breast milk and infant formula and early 
      breast-feeding cessation.
PG  - 440-449
LID - 10.1017/S0007114520001324 [doi]
AB  - Breast-feeding initiation and continuation rates in the UK and Ireland are low 
      relative to many European countries. As a core outcome of the prospective Cork 
      Nutrition and Development Maternal-Infant Cohort (COMBINE) study (Cork, Ireland), 
      we aimed to describe infant milk feeding practices in detail and examine the 
      prevalence and impact of combination feeding of breast milk and infant formula on 
      breast-feeding duration. COMBINE recruited 456 nulliparous mothers (2015-2017) 
      for maternal-infant follow-up via interview at hospital discharge (median 3 
      (interquartile range (IQR) 2, 4) d (n 453)), 1 (n 418), 2 (n 392), 4 (n 366), 6 
      (n 362) and 9 (n 345) months of age. Median maternal age was 32 (IQR 29, 34) 
      years, 97 % of mothers were of white ethnicity, 79 % were Irish-born and 75 % 
      were college-educated. Overall, 75 % breastfed to any extent at discharge and 44 
      % breastfed solely. At 1, 2, 4, 6 and 9 months, respectively, 40, 36, 33, 24 and 
      19 % breastfed solely. Combination feeding of breast milk and infant formula was 
      common at discharge (31 %) and 1 month (20 %). Reasons for combination feeding at 
      1 month included perceived/actual hunger (30 %), healthcare professional advice 
      (31 %) and breast-feeding difficulties (13 %). Of mothers who breastfed to any 
      extent at discharge, 45 % stopped within 4 months. Mothers who combination fed 
      were more likely to cease breast-feeding than those who breastfed solely 
      (relative risk 2.3 by 1 month and 12.0 by 2 months). These granular data provide 
      valuable insight to early milk feeding practices and indicate that supporting 
      early breast-feeding without formula use may be key to the successful 
      continuation of breast-feeding.
FAU - Hemmingway, Andrea
AU  - Hemmingway A
AD  - Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research, School of Food and Nutritional 
      Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
AD  - INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
FAU - Fisher, Dawn
AU  - Fisher D
AD  - INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
FAU - Berkery, Teresa
AU  - Berkery T
AD  - INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
FAU - Dempsey, Eugene
AU  - Dempsey E
AD  - INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
AD  - Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, 
      Republic of Ireland.
FAU - Murray, Deirdre M
AU  - Murray DM
AD  - INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
AD  - Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, 
      Republic of Ireland.
FAU - Kiely, Mairead E
AU  - Kiely ME
AD  - Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research, School of Food and Nutritional 
      Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
AD  - INFANT Research Centre, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20200414
PL  - England
TA  - Br J Nutr
JT  - The British journal of nutrition
JID - 0372547
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Bottle Feeding/*psychology
MH  - Breast Feeding/*psychology
MH  - Feeding Behavior/*psychology
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant Formula
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Ireland
MH  - Milk, Human
MH  - Mothers/*psychology
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Time Factors
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Breast-feeding
OT  - Combination feeding
OT  - Infant feeding
OT  - Prospective birth cohorts
EDAT- 2020/04/15 06:00
MHDA- 2020/11/05 06:00
CRDT- 2020/04/15 06:00
PHST- 2020/04/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/11/05 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/04/15 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0007114520001324 [pii]
AID - 10.1017/S0007114520001324 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Br J Nutr. 2020 Aug 28;124(4):440-449. doi: 10.1017/S0007114520001324. Epub 2020 
      Apr 14.