 The Impact of Antepartum Depression and Postpartum Depression on Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-AnalysisSehee Kim, Mihyeon Park and Sukhee Ahn Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 5, 866-880 Abstract: The aim of this study was to systematically review the impact of antepartum depression on exclusive breastfeeding. A total of 15 studies were included in the review and 12 studies were used for the meta-analysis. The mean values of antepartum depression indicated that women who breastfed exclusively between 3 and 6 months had less antepartum depression symptoms (Mean Difference = −0.55, 95% CI = −0.76 to −0.35). The analysis also showed that the existence of antepartum depression was negatively related to continuing exclusive breastfeeding for longer than 3 months postpartum as well as for 8 weeks postpartum (OR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.26–0.88 and OR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.75–0.91, respectively). The cumulative evidence is conclusive that antepartum depressive symptoms are negatively associated with exclusive breastfeeding, particularly between 3 and 6 months postpartum. This review supports the necessity of screening and follow-up for depression throughout the perinatal period to promote exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months. Keywords: antepartum depression; exclusive breastfeeding; pregnancy; systematic review; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:clnure:v:31:y:2022:i:5:p:866-880 DOI: 10.1177/10547738211053507 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Clinical Nursing Research |
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