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    Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study in Sabah, Malaysia

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    Mohamad Yusuff, Azi
    Tang, Li
    Binns, Colin
    Lee, Andy
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Mohamad Yusuff, A. and Tang, L. and Binns, C. and Lee, A. 2015. Breastfeeding and Postnatal Depression: A Prospective Cohort Study in Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Human Lactation. 32 (2): pp. 277-281.
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    J Hum Lact
    DOI
    10.1177/0890334415620788
    School
    Epidemiology and Biostatistics
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27567
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    BACKGROUND: Postnatal depression is a disorder that can lead to serious consequences for both the mother and infant. Despite the extensively documented health benefits of breastfeeding, its association with postnatal depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between full breastfeeding at 3 months postpartum and postnatal depressive symptoms among mothers in Sabah, Malaysia. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of 2072 women was conducted in Sabah during 2009-2010. Participants were recruited at 36 to 38 weeks of gestation and followed up at 1 and 3 months postpartum. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the validated Malay version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Repeated-measures analyses of variance was performed to compare the depression scores over time and between subgroups of breastfeeding mothers. RESULTS: Approximately 46% of women were fully breastfeeding their infants at 3 months postpartum. These mothers had significantly (P < .001) lower mean EPDS scores at both 1 and 3 months postpartum (mean ± SD, 4.14 ± 4.12 and 4.27 ± 4.12, respectively) than others who did not initiate or maintain full breastfeeding for 3 months (4.94 ± 4.34 and 5.25 ± 4.05, respectively). After controlling for the effects of covariates, the differences in EPDS scores remained statistically significant (P = .001) between the 2 breastfeeding groups. CONCLUSION: Full breastfeeding appeared to be negatively associated with postnatal depressive symptoms for mothers residing in Sabah.

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