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17/11/2014
According to the study, carried out by Swansea University and published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine, women are offered medication, ergotmetrine, after they have given birth to help speed up the delivery of the placenta.
It has previously been said that mothers who receive this injection are less likely to breastfeed 48 hours after birth than those who do not receive the jab. However, this new study looked at why this might happen.
A total of 288 women took part in the study; each had a baby aged 0 to 6 months, and although there was no difference in the number of mums who started breastfeeding when their baby was born, those who were given the injection were less likely to still be breastfeeding two weeks later.
Looking into the reasons as to why mothers started breastfeeding, only to stop when their child was still very young, those who received the medication were more likely to complain of pain when they were breastfeeding, or they said their baby had difficulties when trying to feed.
The report concluded that the drug may "interfere" with the natural hormones which support the breastfeeding process.
Dr Amy Brown, Programme Director for the MSc Child Public Health from Swansea University's College of Human and Health Sciences, said: "The findings are very interesting as they add to the growing evidence that medications that mothers receive during labour and birth might make breastfeeding more difficult and explain why, as the number of complicated births rises in the UK, breastfeeding rates have dropped.
"We knew previously that women who receive this injection were less likely to breastfeed but were unsure why this might happen. This data tells us why: women are more likely to experience pain and difficulty breastfeeding their baby which leads to them moving to formula milk."
Dr Sue Jordan, Reader in the Department of Nursing, added: "The injection may interfere with normal physiological processes that happen after childbirth. Breastfeeding depends on hormones known as oxytocin and prolactin.
"The injection might reduce the body's natural responses to these hormones, making breastfeeding more difficult. The baby may not be able to feed effectively and milk supply might be decreased. This can lead to the problems the women in our study described: pain, difficulty getting their baby to feed, and their baby not gaining weight. These issues lead to women deciding to stop breastfeeding."
Dr Brown added that further research is necessary in order to explore the best options available for new mothers when it comes.
The study, which has been published at Breastfeeding Medicine, can be found here.
(JP/CD)
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Injection Linked To Breastfeeding Difficulties
A new study has claimed that new mothers, who have been given an injection following the birth of their baby, are more likely to experience problems with breastfeeding.According to the study, carried out by Swansea University and published in the journal Breastfeeding Medicine, women are offered medication, ergotmetrine, after they have given birth to help speed up the delivery of the placenta.
It has previously been said that mothers who receive this injection are less likely to breastfeed 48 hours after birth than those who do not receive the jab. However, this new study looked at why this might happen.
A total of 288 women took part in the study; each had a baby aged 0 to 6 months, and although there was no difference in the number of mums who started breastfeeding when their baby was born, those who were given the injection were less likely to still be breastfeeding two weeks later.
Looking into the reasons as to why mothers started breastfeeding, only to stop when their child was still very young, those who received the medication were more likely to complain of pain when they were breastfeeding, or they said their baby had difficulties when trying to feed.
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The report concluded that the drug may "interfere" with the natural hormones which support the breastfeeding process.
Dr Amy Brown, Programme Director for the MSc Child Public Health from Swansea University's College of Human and Health Sciences, said: "The findings are very interesting as they add to the growing evidence that medications that mothers receive during labour and birth might make breastfeeding more difficult and explain why, as the number of complicated births rises in the UK, breastfeeding rates have dropped.
"We knew previously that women who receive this injection were less likely to breastfeed but were unsure why this might happen. This data tells us why: women are more likely to experience pain and difficulty breastfeeding their baby which leads to them moving to formula milk."
Dr Sue Jordan, Reader in the Department of Nursing, added: "The injection may interfere with normal physiological processes that happen after childbirth. Breastfeeding depends on hormones known as oxytocin and prolactin.
"The injection might reduce the body's natural responses to these hormones, making breastfeeding more difficult. The baby may not be able to feed effectively and milk supply might be decreased. This can lead to the problems the women in our study described: pain, difficulty getting their baby to feed, and their baby not gaining weight. These issues lead to women deciding to stop breastfeeding."
Dr Brown added that further research is necessary in order to explore the best options available for new mothers when it comes.
The study, which has been published at Breastfeeding Medicine, can be found here.
(JP/CD)
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