TY - GEN A1 - Grosser, Angelique A1 - Doyle, Ina-Merle A1 - Löffler, Antje A1 - Breckenkamp, Jürgen A1 - Spallek, Jacob A1 - Razum, Oliver A1 - Miani, Celine T1 - The impact of psychosocial factors on breastfeeding duration in the BaBi-Study. Analysis of a birth cohort study in Germany T2 - Gesundheitswesen 2019 N2 - Background: Breastfeeding is beneficial for both mother and child. In Germany, national guidelines recommend fully breastfeeding for at least 4 months, which has only been reached by 34% in 2012. The WHO's aim of exclusively breastfeeding for six months was reached by 19% only. Socio-economic status and migration background have been identified to be associated with duration of breastfeeding but little is known about the impact of psychosocial factors e.g. personality traits and social support. We hypothesized that there are differences in the psychosocial profiles of mothers regarding the duration of breastfeeding. Methods: Baseline and follow up data of the Bielefeld BaBi birth cohort (2013 – 16) were analysed. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed in order to identify psychosocial determinants for fully breastfeeding for four and six months. Results: Out of 780 BaBi study participants, 548 fully breastfeed for four months (70.3%) and 279 continued until at least six months (35.8%). Logistic regression analyses shows that fully breastfeeding for at least four or six months is independently associated with the intention to breastfeed (OR 7.3 [C.I. 4.54.-11.21) and the attendance of antenatal class (OR 1.4 [C.I. 1.01.-2.06). Personality characteristics, social status und migration background showed no significant association with breastfeeding duration. Conclusion: Our study results suggest to promote individuals' breastfeeding intention and the attendance of antenatal classes to increase breastfeeding duration. Since differences in breastfeeding practices have the potential to create inequalities in mother and child health, more efforts are needed to intensify research on modifiable factors influencing breastfeeding duration. KW - Breastfeeding Y1 - 2019 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-UBICO/frontdoor/index/index/docId/24406 VL - 81 IS - 08/09 SP - 686 EP - 686 PB - Georg Thieme Verlag CY - Stuttgart ER -