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Midwifery researchers find teenage, obese and smoking mothers are less likely to breastfeed
When Amanda Franks had a baby at age 16 at a country hospital, an experience with a midwife put her off breastfeeding her firstborn.
Key points:
- A La Trobe University study has looked at data from 7,500 women who had a baby at Bendigo Health between 2010 and 2017
- Researchers found only 4.2 per cent of teenage mothers went on to breastfeed their infants
- Overall, mothers who smoke, are obese, or are in their teenage years are less likely to initiate breastfeeding
“The midwife came in and asked if the baby had been fed yet,” Ms Franks said.
“I said ‘No’, and she got all hands-on with me and was not explaining anything to me.”
Ms Franks said the midwife then began manoeuvring her breast to get the baby to attach and feed.
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