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    The effect of alcohol intake on breastfeeding duration in Australian women

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    Authors
    Giglia, Roslyn
    Binns, Colin
    Alfonso, H.
    Scott, J.
    Oddy, W.
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Giglia, Roslyn C. and Binns, Colin W. and Alfonso, Helman S. and Scott, Jane A. and Oddy, Wendy H. 2008. The effect of alcohol intake on breastfeeding duration in Australian women. Acta Paediatrica. 97 (5): pp. 624-629.
    Source Title
    Acta Paediatrica
    DOI
    10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00760.x
    ISSN
    08035253
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46880
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Aim: This study investigated the relationships between alcohol consumption and breastfeeding initiation and duration. Methods: Design and Setting: A 12-month longitudinal study was conducted in two public hospitals in Perth, Australia between September 2002 and July 2003. Intervention: Participating mothers completed a self-administered baseline questionnaire. Follow-up telephone interviews were conducted at 4, 10, 16, 22, 32, 40 and 52 weeks. Main outcome measures: Association of the relationships between alcohol consumption and breastfeeding initiation and duration. Results: After 6 months of follow-up, women who consumed alcohol at levels of more than two standard drinks per day were almost twice as likely to discontinue breastfeeding than women who drank below these levels (HR 1.9, 95% CI 1.1, 3.0). Conclusion: Consuming alcohol in excess of two standard drinks per day during lactation was found to be independently associated with shorter breastfeeding duration, even after consideration of previously identified predictors of breastfeeding duration. Guidelines that provide direction on safe alcohol consumption for lactating mothers may help support extended breastfeeding duration.

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