Title |
Breastfeeding cessation and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a longitudinal cohort study
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Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-12-36 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Eivind Ystrom |
Abstract |
Neonatal anxiety and depression and breastfeeding cessation are significant public health problems. There is an association between maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression and early breastfeeding cessation. In earlier studies, the causality of this association was interpreted both ways; symptoms of anxiety and depression prepartum significantly impacts breastfeeding, and breastfeeding cessation significantly impacts symptoms of anxiety and depression.First, we aimed to investigate whether breastfeeding cessation is related to an increase in symptoms of anxiety and depression from pregnancy to six months postpartum. Second, we also investigated whether the proposed symptom increase after breastfeeding cessation was disproportionately high for those women already suffering from high levels of anxiety and depression during pregnancy. |
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Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 18% |
United States | 3 | 14% |
Canada | 2 | 9% |
France | 1 | 5% |
Indonesia | 1 | 5% |
Austria | 1 | 5% |
Brazil | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 9 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 18 | 82% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 9% |
Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
United States | 2 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 348 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 70 | 20% |
Student > Bachelor | 47 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 9% |
Student > Postgraduate | 21 | 6% |
Researcher | 19 | 5% |
Other | 59 | 17% |
Unknown | 106 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 87 | 25% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 58 | 16% |
Psychology | 49 | 14% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 3% |
Social Sciences | 7 | 2% |
Other | 29 | 8% |
Unknown | 113 | 32% |