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Neighborhood Disadvantage, Greenness, and Population Density as Predictors of Breastfeeding Practices: A Population Cohort Study from Finland
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Mirkka Lahdenperä ,
Samuli Rautava,
Jaana Pentti,
Helena Ollila,
Saija Tarro,
Jussi Vahtera ,
Carlos Gonzales-Inca,
Mika Kivimäki,
Virpi Lummaa ,
Hanna Lagström
The Journal of Nutrition, Volume: 152, Issue: 7, Pages: 1721 - 1728
Swansea University Author:
Laura Galante
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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/jn/nxac069
Abstract
Background: Many environmental factors are known to hinder breastfeeding, yet the role of the family living environment in this regard is still poorly understood. Objectives: We used data from a large cohort to identify associations between neighborhood characteristics and breastfeeding behavior. Me...
| Published in: | The Journal of Nutrition |
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| ISSN: | 0022-3166 1541-6100 |
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Elsevier BV
2022
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa68012 |
| Abstract: |
Background: Many environmental factors are known to hinder breastfeeding, yet the role of the family living environment in this regard is still poorly understood. Objectives: We used data from a large cohort to identify associations between neighborhood characteristics and breastfeeding behavior. Methods: Our observational study included 11,038 children (0–2 years) from the Southwest Finland Birth Cohort. Participant information was obtained from the Medical Birth Register and municipal follow-up clinics. Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, greenness, and population density were measured for a period of 5 years prior to childbirth within the residential neighborhood on a 250 × 250-m grid. Any breastfeeding and breastfeeding at 6 months were the primary outcomes. Binary logistic regression models were adjusted for maternal health and socioeconomic factors. Results: Adjusted analyses suggest that mothers living in less populated areas were less likely to display any breastfeeding (OR: 0.46; 95% CI: 0.36, 0.59) and breastfeeding at 6 months (OR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.40). Mothers living in highly disadvantaged neighborhoods were less likely to display any breastfeeding if the neighborhood was less populated (OR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.30, 0.95) but more likely to breastfeed at 6 months if the neighborhood was highly populated (OR: 3.74; 95% CI: 1.92, 7.29). Low greenness was associated with higher likelihood of any breastfeeding (OR: 3.82; 95% CI: 1.53, 9.55) and breastfeeding at 6 months (OR: 4.41; 95% CI: 3.44, 5). Conclusions: Our results suggest that neighborhood characteristics are associated with breastfeeding behavior in Finland. Unravelling breastfeeding decisions linked to the living environment could help identify interventions that will allow the appropriate support for all mothers and infants across different environmental challenges. |
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| Keywords: |
human milk; health inequalities; early life nutrition; environmental health; social disadvantage; nursing behavior; lactation; mother-infant dyad |
| College: |
Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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7 |
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1721 |
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1728 |