Validation Study of Maternal Recall on Breastfeeding Duration 6 Years After Childbirth

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• Alternative Title:
  J Hum Lact
• Personal Author:
  Amissah, Emma Ayorkor ; Kancherla, Vijaya ; Ko, Yi-An ; Li, Ruowei
• Description:
  Background:
  
  Breastfeeding duration is an important indicator commonly measured in maternal and child health and nutrition research. Maternal short-term recall for both initiation and duration of breastfeeding has been shown to be valid; however, validity of long-term recall is not well understood.
  
  Research aim:
  
  This study aims to assess the validity of maternal recall of breastfeeding duration 6 years after childbirth and its association with sociodemographic factors.
  
  Methods:
  
  Among 635 mother–child pairs, breastfeeding duration data collected monthly throughout the 1st year after childbirth in the Infant Feeding Practices Study II (IFPS II) were compared to recall data obtained 6 years later during the Year 6 Follow-Up. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and Bland–Altman plots were examined to study the agreement between the two data sets. Sociodemographic factors associated with accurate recall to within 1 month of the IFPS II breastfeeding duration were assessed using multivariable logistic regression modeling.
  
  Results:
  
  Maternal recall of breastfeeding duration was found to be valid 6 years after childbirth with a small median overall bias (1 week) toward overestimation. The overall concordance was high (ICC = 0.84), except for high school graduates (ICC = 0.63) and smokers (ICC = 0.61). Smokers (adjusted odds ratio = 0.52; 95% confidence interval [0.4, 0.8]) and multiparous women (adjusted odds ratio = 0.57; 95% confidence interval [0.4, 0.9]) were also less likely to give an accurate recall of their breastfeeding duration to within 1 month.
  
  Conclusion:
  
  Our study found that maternal recall of breastfeeding duration varies by sociodemographic factors but is accurate 6 years after childbirth.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Article Breastfeeding Breast Feeding Breastfeeding Benefits Breastfeeding Duration Feeding Behavior Female Humans Longitudinal Studies Maternal Behavior Mental Recall Mother–infant Dyad Parturition Predominant Breastfeeding Surveys And Questionnaires Time Factors

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• Source:
  J Hum Lact. 33(2):390-400
• Pubmed ID:
  28418809
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9353757
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1dc4d66fe44cd5d7f18387f51fd2053d3e5cd81f63f40267133717c401909978
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/120006/cdc_120006_DS1.pdf
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