Health literacy of pregnant women and duration of breastfeeding maintenance: A feasibility study.

Rafa Vila-CandelFrancisco Javier Soriano-VidalDesirée Mena-TudelaJosé Antonio QuesadaEnrique Castro-Sánchez

Published in: Journal of advanced nursing (2020)

Low or inadequate HL is linked to multiple poor health and clinical outcomes. We investigated the prevalence of exclusive BF at 4 months postpartum, and the impact of HL in maintaining optimal exclusive BF practices. Limited or inadequate HL was one of the factors associated with early cessation of exclusive BF in the multivariate regression model, although further research is needed.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
healthcare
health information
public health
primary care
risk factors
mental health
preterm infants
atomic force microscopy