Association of labor epidural analgesia use with exclusive breastfeeding up to six months: a online-based cross sectional survey in Jiaxing, China

Author:

Fu Chun-Yan,Wang Li-Zhong,Tang Xue-Juan,Xia Feng

Abstract

Abstract Background The impact of labor epidural analgesia (LEA) on breastfeeding remains controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between LEA use and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) up to 6 months. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey on healthy mothers who had vaginal delivery with infants aged 7-12 months from seven maternal health WeChat groups in Jiaxing, China. Data including EBF status up to 6 months, maternal sociodemographic characteristics, LEA use in labor, breastfeeding supports during hospitalization and reasons for stopping EBF were collected using online self-administered questionnaires in October 2021. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to determine the potential association of LEA use with EBF up to 6 months by the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results Of a total of 537 surveyed mothers, 408 (76.0%) delivered with LEA and 398 (74.1%) exclusively breastfed their infants until 6 months. All mothers delivered in the hospitals with active breastfeeding policies. There was no statistical difference in the rate of EBF up to 6 months between mothers with and without LEA (73.8% versus 75.2%, P = 0.748). Multivariable logistic regression analysis indicated that only increased maternal age (AOR = 0.906, 95% CI 0.854-0.961, P = 0.001) and perceived insufficient breast milk (AOR = 0.129, 95% CI 0.082-0.204, P <  0.001) were associated with lower odds of EBF up to 6 months. The top three reasons for non-EBF were no or insufficient breast milk (41.7%), inability to breastfeed infants after return to work (27.3%), and maternal related factors (24.4%). Conclusions LEA does not affect EBF up to 6 months. Other factors such as health education and breastfeeding-friendly hospital strategies may be much more important to breastfeeding outcomes compared to LEA use.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Obstetrics and Gynecology

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