Author:

• Adriene Fonseca Rocha - Rocha, AF - <adriene24f@hotmail.com>
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0732-5513

Co-author(s):

• Keila Gomes - Gomes, Keila - <keila@ufpi.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-8665
• Malvina Thais Pacheco Rodrigues - Rodrigues, M.T. P. - <malvina@ufpi.edu.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5501-0669

Abstract:

The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of the intention to become pregnant on breastfeeding within the first hour after delivery. This is a cross-sectional study of the research \"Birth in Brazil: national enquiry into labor and birth\" carried out by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze the data of 5,563 postpartum women and their babies. Subjects who did not wish to become pregnant presented a reduced likelihood of beginning breastfeeding within the first hour after giving birth (OR = 0.85; CI: 0.73-0.98) and declared themselves unhappy upon learning that they had become pregnant (OR = 0.72 ; CI: 0.61-0.83). The intentionality of pregnancy affected maternal breastfeeding behavior so that women with unintended pregnancies were less likely to initiate breastfeeding in the first hour postpartum, thus showing that inadequate family planning may indirectly have a negative impact on breastfeeding. Therefore, the quality of family planning services should be improved to reduce unintended pregnancies and prevent unfavorable outcomes for newborn health, such as a late start to breastfeeding.

Keywords:

Pregnancy, Maternal behavior, Breast-feeding, Postpartum, Family planning.

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