Timely initiation of breastfeeding and its associated factors among immediate postpartum mother-newborn pairs in Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, South Gondar Zone, North West, Ethiopia

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2024-11, Vol.24 (1), p.735-14, Article 735
• Main Authors: Ayalew, Gizat, Gessesse, Abraham Dessie, Tigabu, Dagnew, Admass, Zeleke Endalew, Girma, Bekahegn, Ayehu, Mequanint, Sibhat, Migbar Mekonnen, Demeke, Abel Desalegn, Aragaw, Getie Mihret, Kelkay, Jenberu Mekurianew, Rade, Bayew Kelkay, Gudayu, Temsegen Worku
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Births; Breast Feeding - statistics & numerical data; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Ethiopia; Ethiopia - epidemiology; Female; Gynecology; Hospitals; Humans; Infant mortality; Infant, Newborn; Intensive care; Intervention; Morbidity; Mother-newborn pair; Mothers; Mothers - statistics & numerical data; Obstetrics; Population; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Response rates; Sample size; Sampling techniques; Sepsis; The timely initiation of breastfeeding; Time Factors; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1471-2393; 1471-2393
• DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06934-w

Initiation of breast feeding within one hour of birth is the easiest and most cost-effective intervention to reduce the risk of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Conducting studies immediately after an hour of birth for the timely initiation of breastfeeding has the significance of initiating breastfeeding and acting immediately. However, there was a paucity of information in the region as well as in the country at large. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the magnitude of timely initiation of breastfeeding and its associated factors among immediate postpartum mother-newborn pairs in Debre Tabor comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiopia, in 2024. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 25, 2023, to January 25, 2024, at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. A total of 478 immediate postpartum mothers were selected at birth using systematic random sampling techniques. Data were collected using chart reviews, interviewer-administered questionnaires, and through observation. Data entry and analysis was performed by Epi-Data version 4.6.02 and Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25(SPSS) soft war respectively. Descriptive statistics were computed to determine the frequency of variables. After doing a binary logistic regression analysis, a p-value less than 0.25 indicated a potential candidate for multivariable analysis aimed at identifying statistically relevant factors. Both crude and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) were computed, and the levels of significance were declared based on the AOR with a 95% confidence interval (CI) at a p-value